U21 League

Kaniş Antik Stadyumu
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Ertunç Hükümran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Rüknettin Demirbaş tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Kültepe Spor Kulübü booed when KOCAELİSPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eduardo Camavinga didn't get a good kick on the ball. 9 minutes into the match, KOCAELİSPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Nusrettin Tuğkan came free, but Vefa İlenç reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cengizhan Oykan made in the 12th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Zekeriya Ulubay. In the 20th minute, Ertunç Hükümran left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KOCAELİSPOR fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ertunç Hükümran in the 24th minute of play forced Kültepe Spor Kulübü's goalkeeper Rüknettin Demirbaş to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Teoman Suel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kültepe Spor Kulübü's goalkeeper Rüknettin Demirbaş, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Gökcan Özakan made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Gökcan Özakan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vefa İlenç saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 53rd minute Zekeriya Ulubay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vefa İlenç saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th match minute, KOCAELİSPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ersin Kahveci to maneuver through the defense. In the 60th minute, Şerif Sabahaddin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. KOCAELİSPOR made a substitution. Victor Osimhen replaced Ertunç Hükümran. KOCAELİSPOR's Ali Faruk Hasanoğlu was substituted for Lucas Torreira. Şerif Sabahaddin hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Kültepe Spor Kulübü's Abdulbaki Aktaş got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Kültepe Spor Kulübü's defense didn't have a chance, in the 66th minute, when Victor Osimhen scored to the left of an out of position Rüknettin Demirbaş, making the score, 0-2. In the 75th minute Zekeriya Ulubay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vefa İlenç saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vefa İlenç showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gökcan Özakan in the 76th minute of the match. Vefa İlenç didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gökcan Özakan went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Vefa İlenç showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zekeriya Ulubay, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 85th minute of the match Teoman Suel sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Vefa İlenç skillfully saved the ball. Vefa İlenç took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gökcan Özakan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 94 minutes into the match, Zekeriya Ulubay notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of KOCAELİSPOR's Vefa İlenç. Vefa İlenç was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.