U23 League

WELCOME TO HELL
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) STARS TEAM's Armağan Karabulut 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. Recep Asutays short, quick shot in the 6thth minute got Ateş Rahim to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ateş Rahim showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulvi Karakan in the 8th minute of the match. In the 15th minute Armağan Karabulut shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hüseyin Cahit Özertem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 17 played minutes STARS TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Armağan Karabulut. If Albérico Cortez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hüseyin Cahit Özertem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albérico Cortez in the 26th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in CEHENNEM ANGELS FK's zone, Gürel Çelikhan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hüseyin Cahit Özertem came out of the goal and Gürel Çelikhan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hüseyin Cahit Özertem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armağan Karabulut, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hüseyin Cahit Özertem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albérico Cortez, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Hüseyin Cahit Özertem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Armağan Karabulut, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Birant Korkut 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. After 46 played minutes STARS TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Gürel Çelikhan. After 48 played minutes STARS TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Anıl Berk Akgüneş. After the first half STARS TEAM were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

CEHENNEM ANGELS FK's Hüseyin Cahit Özertem proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 52nd minute of the match, managed to save CEHENNEM ANGELS FK from getting a goal against them. The nice shot from Armağan Karabulut in the 56thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Hüseyin Cahit Özertem had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. Hüseyin Cahit Özertem didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Armağan Karabulut went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 65th minute Burç Boztepe suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. Kubilay Ünal's late challenge caught a STARS TEAM's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kubilay Ünal helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, CEHENNEM ANGELS FK's Kubilay Ünal got a free kick in the 66th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Recep Asutay in the 68th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ateş Rahim saved STARS TEAM from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hıdır Hamurcu in the 71st minute of play forced STARS TEAM's goalkeeper Ateş Rahim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute Ulvi Karakan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ateş Rahim saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Recep Asutay in the 79th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ateş Rahim saved STARS TEAM from getting behind. With his leg Hüseyin Cahit Özertem managed to avoid a goal in the 83rdth minute, when STARS TEAM's Armağan Karabulut fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With his leg Hüseyin Cahit Özertem managed to avoid a goal in the 84thth minute, when STARS TEAM's Armağan Karabulut fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Hüseyin Cahit Özertem was out of position in the 91 minute of play, and Armağan Karabulut capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Armağan Karabulut really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. Armağan Karabulut scored 0-5 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hüseyin Cahit Özertem, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The STARS TEAM supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing STARS TEAM would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.