U21 League

Keşan Arena
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Mürsel Barlas started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After a rather tough play, HORIZZONT's Yaşar Akbuğ got a free kick in the 2nd minute. When Arif Babürşah came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the HORIZZONT fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Arif Babürşah couldn't finish the play. In the 11th minute HORIZZONT were awarded a corner. Nuh Sadreddin went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on HORIZZONT's corner Nuh Sadreddin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Abdi Aktürk quite easily take care of the ball. Rüştü Recber made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Mürsel Barlas sent off a good shot on target. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind HORIZZONT's goalkeeper Rüştü Recber, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jan Kratěna in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abdi Aktürk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Abdi Aktürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arif Babürşah in the 22nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yaşar Akbuğ in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abdi Aktürk saved nRdLiFe from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göktan Sidam in the 25th minute of play forced HORIZZONT's goalkeeper Rüştü Recber to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute, Yaşar Akbuğ left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The HORIZZONT fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Rüştü Recber made a fantastic save in the 31st minute, when Mürsel Barlas sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of HORIZZONT booed when nRdLiFe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Suavi Kelami didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abdi Aktürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yaşar Akbuğ, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Suavi Kelami hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Nuh Sadreddin succeeded in the game's 42nd minute to get real power on a long shot . nRdLiFe's Abdi Aktürk hadn't the time to block the shot which was pasted into the goal, 0-2! Rüştü Recber made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Göktan Sidam sent off a good shot on target. The crowd rose to their feet as Göktan Sidam kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rüştü Recber. That made the score 1-2 in the 46 minute of play. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Yaşar Akbuğ made the kick off in the second half. Abdi Aktürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yaşar Akbuğ, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of HORIZZONT booed when nRdLiFe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raşit Erdursun didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th minute, Nuh Sadreddin fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Abdi Aktürk, passed just outside the right post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Eren Cihaner got free with Abdi Aktürk in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 61st minute, HORIZZONT's Arif Babürşah dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. In the 66thth minute of the game Yaşar Akbuğ who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but nRdLiFe's Abdi Aktürk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Jan Kratěna blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Abdi Aktürk having to make a save. Abdi Aktürk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arif Babürşah in the 69th minute. 72 minutes into the game, Mürsel Barlas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Rüştü Recber was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Derviş Tarim kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. Abdi Aktürk was out of position in the 75 minute of play, and Yaşar Akbuğ capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Yaşar Akbuğ really showed his touch with that goal: 2-4. Abdi Aktürk was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Arif Babürşah showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-5 in the 79 minute of play. Rüştü Recber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebati Tüzmen in the 85th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yaşar Akbuğ in the 86th minute of play forced nRdLiFe's goalkeeper Abdi Aktürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rüştü Recber showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mürsel Barlas in the 90th minute of the match. Rüştü Recber made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mürsel Barlas in the 91st minute of play. After 92 played minutes nRdLiFe got a freekick which was hit by Raşit Erdursun. Abdi Aktürk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Kratěna in the 93rd minute of the match. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. HORIZZONT had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.