U23 League

AHO BÜYÜK CAMİ STADI
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Eser Dede 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. Asım Enginer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Eser Dede, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Devlet Enver hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After 6 minutes of play, B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Eser Dede made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Asım Enginer was left in no man's land by his defense there! Peker Baycan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fadıl Peşrev, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Eser Dede sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Şahap İklim made in the 14th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ARAKLISPOR's Devlet Enver. With a little luck, B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Peker Baycan got control of the ball when Devlet Enver tried to sneak it across the goal line. 21 minutes into the game, Nurtekin Merdan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Asım Enginer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the ARAKLISPOR defense, Nurtekin Merdan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Asım Enginer. The ARAKLISPOR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Asım Enginer should have stopped the shot. In the 32nd minute, Eser Dede ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Asım Enginer was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. Asım Enginer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nurtekin Merdan in the 36th minute of the match. Birsel Altınpınar took the ball and in the 38 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Asım Enginer. Asım Enginer dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Birsel Altınpınar in the 41st minute of play forced ARAKLISPOR's goalkeeper Asım Enginer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Reis Sönmezalp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cüneyd Arıkhan to make the kick off. Asım Enginer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nurtekin Merdan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Asım Enginer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eser Dede in the 60th minute. The supporters of ARAKLISPOR booed when B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Affan Giryar didn't get a good kick on the ball. ARAKLISPOR's Devlet Enver quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Şahap İklim, made in the 66th minute of the game. Sait Bayrak kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, ARAKLISPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Nurtekin Merdan came free, but Asım Enginer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Asım Enginer was out of position in the 73 minute of play, and Birsel Altınpınar capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Birsel Altınpınar really showed his touch with that goal: 0-8. After a rather tough play, B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's Şahap İklim got a free kick in the 79th minute. Asım Enginer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eser Dede in the 83rd minute. 84 minutes into the match, ARAKLISPOR's goalkeeper Asım Enginer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Affan Giryar. In the 87th minute Birsel Altınpınar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Asım Enginer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Asım Enginer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nurtekin Merdan in the 88th minute of play. Birsel Altınpınar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 92nd minute of the match, but Asım Enginer made a huge save. In the 94th minute, Nurtekin Merdan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Asım Enginer. The goal made the score 0-9. B⚽st⚽n Celtics-Palestine's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.