U23 League

Dikili Arena
Spectators: 160 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ali Orhan Karataş made the kick off which started today's match. In the 7th match minute, XL-Azrail Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baykam Özkutsal to maneuver through the defense. Şentürk Cihanser made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Ramiz Özay sent off a good shot on target. In the 15th minute, Ali Hamza Özdoğru left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dikili Sahil Spor fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. XL-Azrail Team's Şentürk Cihanser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İlbey Cihangir in the 18th minute of play. XL-Azrail Team's Şentürk Cihanser played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İlbey Cihangir in the 20th minute of play. If Arif Memduh Tenzil had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hasan Ali Tüzüner stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ali Orhan Karataş's shot from short distance in the 24th minute. Ali Orhan Karataş took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hasan Ali Tüzüner. Hasan Ali Tüzüner dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Dikili Sahil Spor's zone, Ali Orhan Karataş stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hasan Ali Tüzüner came out of the goal and Ali Orhan Karataş tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ali Orhan Karataş in the 32nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hasan Ali Tüzüner prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 36 minutes into the match, Ali Orhan Karataş had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hasan Ali Tüzüner. Dikili Sahil Spor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ali Orhan Karataş was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ramiz Özay to make the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, XL-Azrail Team's goal looked a bit too open when İlbey Cihangir came free, but Şentürk Cihanser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 57th minute, Ali Hamza Özdoğru ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Şentürk Cihanser was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. After some careless play in the XL-Azrail Team defense, İlbey Cihangir kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Şentürk Cihanser. The XL-Azrail Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Şentürk Cihanser should have stopped the shot. Ali Orhan Karataş did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 4-3 to the left of a surprised Hasan Ali Tüzüner 67 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute, Ramiz Özay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute Ali Orhan Karataş shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hasan Ali Tüzüner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ali Orhan Karataş sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the XL-Azrail Team defense, Ali Hamza Özdoğru kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Şentürk Cihanser. The XL-Azrail Team fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Şentürk Cihanser should have stopped the shot. 83 minutes into the match, XL-Azrail Team's Ali Orhan Karataş sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hasan Ali Tüzüner narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hasan Ali Tüzüner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Orhan Karataş in the 91st minute of play. The supporters of XL-Azrail Team booed when Dikili Sahil Spor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olcay Orkun Naşit didn't get a good kick on the ball.