U23 League

Kedi
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Mehmet Arif Serir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Öztürk Umuralp in the 4th minute of play. The throw-in from Abidin Kurman in the 8th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Gothic Souls's Özden Nesefi. Ali Asım Şensal hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. Öztürk Umuralp might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mehmet Arif Serir. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Öztürk Umuralp ran back to his position shaking his head. Mehmet Arif Serir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Öztürk Umuralp in the 17th minute of play. Acun Erdoğdu hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Gothic Souls's Özden Nesefi managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Abidin Kurman in the 19 minute of the game. The supporters of SOFiNiN KEDiSi booed when Gothic Souls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sezer İnan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arif Ozan Gökdoğan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Mehmet Arif Serir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mehmet Arif Serir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Öztürk Umuralp in the 27th minute of the match. After 28 minutes of play, Gothic Souls's Öztürk Umuralp made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mehmet Arif Serir was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mehmet Arif Serir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Öztürk Umuralp, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Mehmet Arif Serir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Öztürk Umuralp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Ozan Gökdoğan in the 39th minute of play forced SOFiNiN KEDiSi's goalkeeper Mehmet Arif Serir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute Müfit Berat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Umur Yuluğ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bahadır Yastıkcığlu tried in the game's 41st match minute to clear up in front of his own goal but it went so bad that he put the ball into the goal to the left of an unhappy Umur Yuluğ. An annoying self made goal, 1-1. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kerim Ergunalp was the one to do the kick off. With his leg Mehmet Arif Serir managed to avoid a goal in the 51stth minute, when Gothic Souls's Öztürk Umuralp fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. SOFiNiN KEDiSi's Mehmet Arif Serir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Öztürk Umuralp in the 55th minute of play. In the 58th minute, Kerim Ergunalp left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The SOFiNiN KEDiSi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. In the 64th minute of the match, Öztürk Umuralp tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Mehmet Arif Serir saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Ozan Gökdoğan in the 67th minute of play forced SOFiNiN KEDiSi's goalkeeper Mehmet Arif Serir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arif Ozan Gökdoğan might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mehmet Arif Serir. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Arif Ozan Gökdoğan ran back to his position shaking his head. 79 minutes into the match, SOFiNiN KEDiSi's goalkeeper Mehmet Arif Serir had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Öztürk Umuralp. Öztürk Umuralp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Mehmet Arif Serir made a huge save. After 81 played minutes SOFiNiN KEDiSi got a freekick which was hit by Ali Asım Şensal. When Arif Ozan Gökdoğan fell near the penalty area in the 87th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gothic Souls's protests and gave Arif Ozan Gökdoğan a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Gothic Souls getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Arif Ozan Gökdoğan hit a great ball. Mehmet Arif Serir was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Öztürk Umuralp showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-4 in the 89 minute of play. Gothic Souls's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.