U23 League

Stars Stadium
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Egemen Adıbelli started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armağan Karabulut in the 7th minute of play forced F.C internazionale's goalkeeper Esen Ağın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, F.C internazionale's Esen Ağın got control of the ball when Gürel Çelikhan tried to sneak it across the goal line. F.C internazionale's Esen Ağın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gürel Çelikhan in the 11th minute of play. In the 13th minute, Gürel Çelikhan fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Gürel Çelikhan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Özgür Canatan fell near the penalty area in the 26th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored STARS TEAM's protests and gave Özgür Canatan a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to STARS TEAM getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Özgür Canatan hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Atak Dirayet managed to get in a good position for a shot. F.C internazionale's supporters rose to their feet, but Atak Dirayet was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ateş Rahim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. STARS TEAM's Armağan Karabulut got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 35thth minute of the game Albérico Cortez who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but F.C internazionale's Esen Ağın was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Atak Dirayet in the 38th minute of play forced STARS TEAM's goalkeeper Ateş Rahim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ateş Rahim took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Atak Dirayet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute, Armağan Karabulut 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gürel Çelikhan in the 47th minute of play forced F.C internazionale's goalkeeper Esen Ağın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Armağan Karabulut made a kick off. Esen Ağın stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Armağan Karabulut's shot from short distance in the 52nd minute. In the 54th minute, Gürel Çelikhan 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. If Gürel Çelikhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Esen Ağın came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by STARS TEAM's Gürel Çelikhan. But to his dismay, Gürel Çelikhan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. In the 66th match minute, STARS TEAM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gürel Çelikhan to maneuver through the defense. Esen Ağın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armağan Karabulut, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the game, F.C internazionale's Atak Dirayet nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ateş Rahim made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Yüksel Revan 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. F.C internazionale's Esen Ağın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Armağan Karabulut in the 78th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armağan Karabulut in the 79th minute of play forced F.C internazionale's goalkeeper Esen Ağın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esen Ağın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armağan Karabulut, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Armağan Karabulut ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Esen Ağın was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gürel Çelikhan in the 92nd minute of play forced F.C internazionale's goalkeeper Esen Ağın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. F.C internazionale's Abdullah Eryaman shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 94th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ateş Rahim but with some difficulty. Atak Dirayet charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Atak Dirayet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Atak Dirayet hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. F.C internazionale's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.