U21 League

SKY ARENA
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ferid Ülke kicked off to start the match. Zülfikar Kumukbay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kılıçhan Öztunç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zülfikar Kumukbay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferid Ülke, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute of the match, Sungur Yalçın tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bilgehan Yürüker saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kılıçhan Öztunç in the 16th minute of play forced The Last Airbender's goalkeeper Zülfikar Kumukbay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the The Last Airbender defense, Ferid Ülke kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zülfikar Kumukbay. The The Last Airbender fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zülfikar Kumukbay should have stopped the shot. The Last Airbender's Zülfikar Kumukbay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferid Ülke in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, The Last Airbender's Mehmet Halis Haliç sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bilgehan Yürüker narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Zülfikar Kumukbay stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Poyraz Özbilen's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. After a rather tough play, ƒ¢ тαяıк υηıтє∂'s Hikmet Bozer got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Zülfikar Kumukbay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kılıçhan Öztunç, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. Naci Erakıncı hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in ƒ¢ тαяıк υηıтє∂'s zone, Uchechukwu Uche stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bilgehan Yürüker came out of the goal and Uchechukwu Uche tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Sungur Yalçın stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zülfikar Kumukbay made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Poyraz Özbilen sent off a good shot on target. If Hikmet Bozer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 63rd minute of the match, Poyraz Özbilen got a very nice opportunity to score, but Zülfikar Kumukbay was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 68th minute Uchechukwu Uche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bilgehan Yürüker saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 73 minutes, Poyraz Özbilen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ƒ¢ тαяıк υηıтє∂'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Poyraz Özbilen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bilgehan Yürüker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sungur Yalçın in the 75th minute of the match. In the 79th minute Ferid Ülke shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zülfikar Kumukbay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Last Airbender's Zülfikar Kumukbay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferid Ülke in the 81st minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, ƒ¢ тαяıк υηıтє∂'s goal looked a bit too open when Mehmet Halis Haliç came free, but Bilgehan Yürüker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 87 played minutes ƒ¢ тαяıк υηıтє∂ got a freekick which was hit by Kılıçhan Öztunç. Ferid Ülke took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zülfikar Kumukbay. Zülfikar Kumukbay dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. The The Last Airbender fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. ƒ¢ тαяıк υηıтє∂ were clearly better and deserved to take the win.