U23 League

Anatolia Arena
Spectators: 162 (Terracing: 122, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Anatolia FC's Bircan Tapgaç 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 Anatolia FC booed when Kültepe Spor Kulübü was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Doğa Ustam didn't get a good kick on the ball. 3 minutes into the match, Kültepe Spor Kulübü's goal looked a bit too open when Bircan Tapgaç came free, but Kerim Orgunalp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kerim Orgunalp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bircan Tapgaç in the 11th minute of play. Alphan Özçevik took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kerim Orgunalp. Kerim Orgunalp dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bircan Tapgaç in the 16th minute of play forced Kültepe Spor Kulübü's goalkeeper Kerim Orgunalp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kültepe Spor Kulübü's Kerim Orgunalp proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Kültepe Spor Kulübü from getting a goal against them. Bircan Tapgaç fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kerim Orgunalp having to interfere. Haluk Sarıcabay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gürkan Bahadıroğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 31st match minute, Anatolia FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alphan Özçevik to maneuver through the defense. Alphan Özçevik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kerim Orgunalp having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Anatolia FC's Bircan Tapgaç ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kerim Orgunalp. Kerim Orgunalp yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-0. After a defensive mix-up in Kültepe Spor Kulübü's zone, Bircan Tapgaç stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kerim Orgunalp came out of the goal and Bircan Tapgaç tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kerim Orgunalp was a little too slow when Bircan Tapgaç got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 42nd minute. The score was now 4-0.

The wind increased when Bora Bülbül made the kick off in the second half. Macit Barkın charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Macit Barkın the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Kültepe Spor Kulübü booed when Anatolia FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Macit Barkın didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Bircan Tapgaç had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ramazan Ersan kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Bircan Tapgaç fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kerim Orgunalp having to interfere. Kerim Orgunalp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alphan Özçevik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bircan Tapgaç fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kerim Orgunalp having to interfere. After 67 played minutes Kültepe Spor Kulübü got a freekick which was hit by Rüknettin Demirbaş. When Alphan Özçevik came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Anatolia FC 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 Alphan Özçevik couldn't finish the play. Alphan Özçevik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 72 minutes into the game, Ramazan Ersan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Anatolia FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kültepe Spor Kulübü the free kick. Ramazan Ersan hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. In the 75th minute, Alphan Özçevik ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kerim Orgunalp was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Rüknettin Demirbaş kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. Kerim Orgunalp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alphan Özçevik in the 79th minute of the match. Kerim Orgunalp didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bircan Tapgaç went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bircan Tapgaç in the 83rd minute of play forced Kültepe Spor Kulübü's goalkeeper Kerim Orgunalp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 88 minutes, Bircan Tapgaç managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Anatolia FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bircan Tapgaç was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 93rd minute, Alphan Özçevik left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Anatolia FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. In the 97th match minute, Kültepe Spor Kulübü was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rüknettin Demirbaş to maneuver through the defense. There was no doubt that Anatolia FC were the better team. Anatolia FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.