U23 League

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Spectators: 174 (Terracing: 131, Seating: 40, VIP seats: 3) PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's Ardahan Çetin 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. Tan Binalp recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 9 minutes, Berkin Erdemir mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PreZiDenT SaRuMaN and the Navigators players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to PreZiDenT SaRuMaN getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Berkin Erdemir hit a great ball. In the 11th minute of the match Burhanettin Haseki sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Suelo Montana skillfully saved the ball. 20 minutes into the match, Kostas Kelaidonis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Suelo Montana, 1-0. 30 minutes into the match, Navigators's goal looked a bit too open when Ardahan Çetin came free, but Hayati Işık reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute of the match PreZiDenT SaRuMaN got a corner. Navigators's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Mehmet Arif Dadaloğlu ran over to the corner to take the kick. PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's Tan Binalp was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Hayati Işık in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sarper Bal during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to PreZiDenT SaRuMaN getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Sarper Bal hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Navigators's Bülent Korkmaz got a free kick in the 39th minute. Hayati Işık came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's Tan Binalp. But to his dismay, Tan Binalp quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Berkin Erdemir got his second yellow card in the match during the 46th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to PreZiDenT SaRuMaN getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Berkin Erdemir hit a great ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alphan Çırakoğlu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alphan Çırakoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Suelo Montana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alphan Çırakoğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 59th minute, J.J J.J. hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Navigators's Habib Mennan was substituted for Şükrü Yelesen. J.J J.J. hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bahri Rafiz in the 64th minute of play forced PreZiDenT SaRuMaN's goalkeeper Suelo Montana to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tan Binalp hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. PreZiDenT SaRuMaN were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after Navigators's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mehmet Arif Dadaloğlu took the corner. Nizam Acabey charged in rather forcefully in the 76th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nizam Acabey the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Navigators made a substitution. Alkan Başaydın replaced Alphan Çırakoğlu. Suelo Montana showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kostas Kelaidonis in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 86th minute Alkan Başaydın shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Suelo Montana saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the PreZiDenT SaRuMaN defense, Bahri Rafiz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Suelo Montana. The PreZiDenT SaRuMaN fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Suelo Montana should have stopped the shot. When the referee ended the match the Navigators players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.