U23 League

Gothic Souls Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Öztürk Umuralp started the match with the kick off. In the 4th match minute, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kurd Kurå to maneuver through the defense. Öztürk Umuralp kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. When Gothic Souls's Öztürk Umuralp in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's goalie prevented a goal. In the 26th match minute, Gothic Souls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sezer İnan to maneuver through the defense. Umur Yuluğ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İrfan-Can Kahveci in the 28th minute of play. Bedir Demirtaş came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Gothic Souls's Öztürk Umuralp. But to his dismay, Öztürk Umuralp quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Bedir Demirtaş showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Öztürk Umuralp in the 41st minute of the match. A collision led to ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Tuncay Şanlı hit a great ball. In the 42nd minute, Tugay Kerimoglu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute, Tuncay Şanlı left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Tuncay Şanlı made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arif Ozan Gökdoğan in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bedir Demirtaş saved ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ from getting behind. Bedir Demirtaş 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 53rd minute. 55 minutes into the match, Gothic Souls's goal looked a bit too open when İrfan-Can Kahveci came free, but Umur Yuluğ reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Umur Yuluğ made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bilge Kağan Benli in the 56th minute. In the 59th minute, ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's İrfan-Can Kahveci ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Umur Yuluğ. Umur Yuluğ yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. 66 minutes into the match, Tuncay Şanlı notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Gothic Souls's Umur Yuluğ. Umur Yuluğ was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A throw-in in the 71st minute of the game was made by Erenay Tüzeman with Edin Džeko as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Gothic Souls's Umur Yuluğ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İrfan-Can Kahveci in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Arif Ozan Gökdoğan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. İrfan-Can Kahveci took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Umur Yuluğ. Umur Yuluğ dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Bedir Demirtaş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Öztürk Umuralp in the 80th minute of play. Umur Yuluğ was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Tuncay Şanlı showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 84 minute of play. ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ's İrfan-Can Kahveci got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched ЧΙ ƝƖ̇ƘƠMЄƊƖ̇ƛ ƑƘ eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.