U23 League

AKPINAR ARENA
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Halis Çokay took the kick off in the first half of the match. BEŞİKTAŞK's Tolgahan Karay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmet Bilge Başayoğlu in the 7th minute of play. After 9 minutes of play, BEŞİKTAŞK's Kubilay Sefik made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cemil Geylan was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Erhan Esenboğa came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the BEŞİKTAŞK fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Erhan Esenboğa couldn't finish the play. Tolgahan Karay made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Hakkı Rafiz sent off a good shot on target. In the 17th minute, Halis Çokay got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 19 played minutes BEŞİKTAŞK got a freekick which was hit by Asaf Mete. With a little luck, BEŞİKTAŞK's Tolgahan Karay got control of the ball when Hakkı Rafiz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cemil Geylan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bulut İrgun, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arif Cengiz Celilay got free with Tolgahan Karay in the 23rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Dinç Türk fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BEŞİKTAŞK's protests and gave Dinç Türk a yellow card for diving instead. After 24 played minutes BEŞİKTAŞK got a freekick which was hit by Dinç Türk. In the 28thth minute of the game Kubilay Sefik who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but WİLDHUNTER FC's Cemil Geylan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tolgahan Karay came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by WİLDHUNTER FC's Hakkı Rafiz. But to his dismay, Hakkı Rafiz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After a rather tough play, BEŞİKTAŞK's Ali Galip Dikici got a free kick in the 36th minute. Halis Çokay shot from long distance in the 37th minute, but Tolgahan Karay was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. In the 38th minute, Hakkı Rafiz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tolgahan Karay. The goal made the score 2-1. Çelik Cemre kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. In the 44th match minute, BEŞİKTAŞK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asrın Yaygır to maneuver through the defense. 46 minutes into the game, Bulut İrgun cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Cemil Geylan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bulut İrgun made a kick off. WİLDHUNTER FC's Cemil Geylan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save WİLDHUNTER FC from getting a goal against them. 59 minutes into the match, Bulut İrgun had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cemil Geylan. WİLDHUNTER FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bulut İrgun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Asaf Mete's late challenge caught a WİLDHUNTER FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Asaf Mete helped the player get up and apologised. Asaf Mete hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 66th minute, BEŞİKTAŞK's Erhan Esenboğa ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cemil Geylan. Cemil Geylan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-4. After some careless play in the BEŞİKTAŞK defense, Hakkı Rafiz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tolgahan Karay. The BEŞİKTAŞK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tolgahan Karay should have stopped the shot. In the 82nd minute, Arif Cengiz Celilay left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The WİLDHUNTER FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-5. Tolgahan Karay came out of the goal in the 84th minute to try and stop a shot by WİLDHUNTER FC's Hakkı Rafiz. But to his dismay, Hakkı Rafiz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-5. In the 92nd minute, Halis Çokay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kubilay Sefik in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cemil Geylan saved WİLDHUNTER FC from getting behind. WİLDHUNTER FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.