U23 League

Kadıköy Hell
Spectators: 152 (Terracing: 114, Seating: 35, VIP seats: 3) LanternGarden's Abuzer Çakır 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. Göksun İcmal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abuzer Çakır in the 3rd minute of play. If Mehdi Şahabeddin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Abuzer Çakır recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 19 minutes into the match, Mehdi Şahabeddin notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of ST Lions FC's Göksun İcmal. Göksun İcmal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 23rd minute İrfan Kayaer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Nasir Efe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mehdi Şahabeddin got free with Göksun İcmal in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 31st play minute Mikail Kahya came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Göksun İcmal. 6-0. If Mehdi Şahabeddin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abuzer Çakır in the 35th minute of play forced ST Lions FC's goalkeeper Göksun İcmal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Göksun İcmal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abuzer Çakır, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The LanternGarden fans' excitement grew in the 38th match minute when LanternGarden's Mehdi Şahabeddin looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 7-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. ST Lions FC's Göksun İcmal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save ST Lions FC from getting a goal against them. ST Lions FC's Göksun İcmal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save ST Lions FC from getting a goal against them. LanternGarden's Mehdi Şahabeddin was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 44th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 8-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ferdi Erçin to make the kick off. Beyhan Vatansever hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. The supporters of ST Lions FC booed when LanternGarden was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferhat Bolat didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Mehdi Şahabeddin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Göksun İcmal was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Göksun İcmal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mehdi Şahabeddin went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. 61 minutes into the match, ST Lions FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abuzer Çakır came free, but Göksun İcmal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ferdi Erçin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Selim Ülkü got free with Ahmet Nasir Efe in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 10-0 when Abuzer Çakır sped through ST Lions FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Göksun İcmal. After 71 minutes, Mehdi Şahabeddin made it 11-0 with a short kick to the right side. ST Lions FC's Göksun İcmal tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 74th minute, Mehdi Şahabeddin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Göksun İcmal was frozen by the shot and now it was 12-0. Abuzer Çakır hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the ST Lions FC defense, Abuzer Çakır kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Göksun İcmal. The ST Lions FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Göksun İcmal should have stopped the shot. In the 84th minute, Mehdi Şahabeddin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LanternGarden fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 14-0. ST Lions FC's Göksun İcmal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehdi Şahabeddin in the 89th minute of play. After some careless play in the ST Lions FC defense, Mehdi Şahabeddin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Göksun İcmal. The ST Lions FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Göksun İcmal should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Mehdi Şahabeddin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Göksun İcmal was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Ahmet Nasir Efe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İrfan Kayaer, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. There was no doubt that LanternGarden were the better team. LanternGarden's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.