U23 League

Keşan Arena
Spectators: 161 (Terracing: 121, Seating: 37, VIP seats: 3) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aybek Laçin made the kick off which started today's match. In the 6th match minute, nRdLiFe was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Derviş Tarim to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th match minute, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kürşat Nazir to maneuver through the defense. Abdi Aktürk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kürşat Nazir, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. In the 18th minute, Olcay Pekalp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu's Olcay Pekalp got a free kick in the 21st minute. An unexpected shot in the 23rd minute by Ahmet Ziya Tüzün got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Abdi Aktürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kürşat Nazir in the 28th minute of play. Abdi Aktürk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kürşat Nazir in the 29th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the game, nRdLiFe's Aytaç Çırakoğlu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Erdoğan Çetinay made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After a rather tough play, nRdLiFe's Aytaç Çırakoğlu got a free kick in the 39th minute. In the 40th minute, Yüksel Mukaddes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abdi Aktürk was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yüksel Mukaddes in the 43rd minute of play forced nRdLiFe's goalkeeper Abdi Aktürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdi Aktürk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aybek Laçin, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Göktan Sidam to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Kürşat Nazir cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Abdi Aktürk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 58 minutes, Aybek Laçin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Osmanlı İmparatorluğu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aybek Laçin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Erdoğan Çetinay didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Göktan Sidam went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. In the 66th minute, Göktan Sidam 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. Hazım Başer kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the game, Aytaç Çırakoğlu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. nRdLiFe's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Osmanlı İmparatorluğu the free kick. In the 69th minute, Aytaç Çırakoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sebati Tüzmen struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Erdoğan Çetinay didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for nRdLiFe. Yüksel Mukaddes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tamer Geylanoğullarından during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 83rd minute, Aybek Laçin 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. 86 minutes into the match, Hazım Başer dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Abdi Aktürk, 4-4. Osmanlı İmparatorluğu's Erdoğan Çetinay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aytaç Çırakoğlu in the 94th minute of play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.