U23 League

Aksaray Stadium
Spectators: 159 (Terracing: 120, Seating: 36, VIP seats: 3) Abdi Aktürk was a little too slow when Turgay Arısan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 4th minute. The score was now 1-0. After 7 minutes, Berat Sümeroğlu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ASLANAS and the nRdLiFe players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, ASLANAS's Berat Sümeroğlu got a free kick in the 7th minute. 14 minutes into the match, nRdLiFe's goal looked a bit too open when Süreyya Çakar came free, but Abdi Aktürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kerimhan Bürge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Göktan Sidam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göktan Sidam in the 26th minute of play forced ASLANAS's goalkeeper Kerimhan Bürge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şahin Kayıhan in the 28th minute of play forced nRdLiFe's goalkeeper Abdi Aktürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 29 minutes into the game, Göktan Sidam cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Kerimhan Bürge was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 35th minute Aytaç Çırakoğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kerimhan Bürge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kerimhan Bürge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Göktan Sidam in the 40th minute of play. Kerimhan Bürge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Göktan Sidam in the 44th minute of play. Kerimhan Bürge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Göktan Sidam in the 46th minute of play. If Göktan Sidam had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Göktan Sidam was the one to do the kick off. ASLANAS's Kerimhan Bürge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Göktan Sidam in the 53rd minute of play. Nazım Gökyüzü kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Kerimhan Bürge was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Bahri Tolunay. Göktan Sidam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Kerimhan Bürge tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Turgay Arısan came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the ASLANAS 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 Turgay Arısan couldn't finish the play. Şahin Kayıhan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdi Aktürk having to interfere. Turgay Arısan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Süreyya Çakar came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the ASLANAS 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 Süreyya Çakar couldn't finish the play. Turgay Arısan scored 2-1 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abdi Aktürk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Göktan Sidams short, quick shot in the 77thth minute got Kerimhan Bürge to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Abdi Aktürk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Turgay Arısan in the 78th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Göktan Sidam put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Kerimhan Bürge. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Göktan Sidam in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kerimhan Bürge saved ASLANAS from getting behind. Bahri Tolunay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kerimhan Bürge having to interfere. When Aytaç Çırakoğlu fell near the penalty area in the 90th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored nRdLiFe's protests and gave Aytaç Çırakoğlu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to nRdLiFe getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Aytaç Çırakoğlu hit a great ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the nRdLiFe players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ASLANAS.