U23 League

Gothic Souls Arena
Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) CİCERO's Ahmet Necdet Yunus started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The supporters of Gothic Souls booed when CİCERO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mansur Akağan didn't get a good kick on the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Geri Zekai notched a goal, 0-1, 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. Gothic Souls's Umur Yuluğ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Taner Tuğkan in the 17th minute of play. Yağızalp Günden made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Öztürk Umuralp sent off a good shot on target. 25 minutes into the match, CİCERO's goalkeeper Yağızalp Günden had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Öztürk Umuralp. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Ozan Gökdoğan in the 26th minute of play forced CİCERO's goalkeeper Yağızalp Günden to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, CİCERO's Yağızalp Günden got control of the ball when Öztürk Umuralp tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 34th minute, Gothic Souls's Öztürk Umuralp dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Öztürk Umuralp recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 44th minute Ahmet Necdet Yunus 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. In the 46th match minute, Gothic Souls was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tugay Kerimoglu to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Öztürk Umuralp was the one to do the kick off. Yağızalp Günden 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 Mustafa Hamit Saye in the 55th minute of play forced Gothic Souls's goalkeeper Umur Yuluğ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of CİCERO booed when Gothic Souls was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tugay Kerimoglu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Umur Yuluğ showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Necdet Yunus, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Öztürk Umuralp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yağızalp Günden having to interfere. In the 66th minute Mustafa Hamit Saye 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. Umur Yuluğ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Hamit Saye in the 69th minute of play. After some careless play in the Gothic Souls defense, Mustafa Hamit Saye kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Umur Yuluğ. The Gothic Souls fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Umur Yuluğ should have stopped the shot. CİCERO's Yusuf Ziya Yücetekin was substituted for Turgay Zaim. Geri Zekai could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Umur Yuluğ made a huge save. Öztürk Umuralp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yağızalp Günden having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, Yusuf Ziya Yücetekin 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. CİCERO's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.