Friendly League

Günyüzü Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ardahan Üke made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Mete Zade managed to get in a good position for a shot. Günyüzü's supporters rose to their feet, but Mete Zade was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tolga İzzettin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bahadırhan Bayraktar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ardahan Üke, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 10th minute, Ardahan Üke ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bahadırhan Bayraktar was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Eleskirt's Tolga İzzettin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mete Zade in the 13th minute of play. If Hakkı Kenan Erçelik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Sefa Yarkın managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eleskirt's supporters rose to their feet, but Sefa Yarkın was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bahadırhan Bayraktar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bahadırhan Bayraktar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ardahan Üke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 27 minutes of play, Eleskirt's Ardahan Üke made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bahadırhan Bayraktar was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 34thth minute of the game Ardahan Üke who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Günyüzü's Bahadırhan Bayraktar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sefa Yarkın recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dursun Ali Ersan's late challenge caught a Günyüzü's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dursun Ali Ersan helped the player get up and apologised. After 45 played minutes Eleskirt got a freekick which was hit by Dursun Ali Ersan. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Mete Zade managed to get in a good position for a shot. Günyüzü's supporters rose to their feet, but Mete Zade was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tolga İzzettin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After the first half Eleskirt were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mete Zade made a kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Günyüzü's goalkeeper Bahadırhan Bayraktar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sefa Yarkın. If Hakkı Kenan Erçelik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Eleskirt getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Kutluay Akalın hit a great ball. After having played for 72 minutes, Ardahan Üke managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eleskirt's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ardahan Üke was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bahadırhan Bayraktar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sefa Yarkın in the 78th minute of play. Sefa Yarkın fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bahadırhan Bayraktar having to interfere. If Bünyamin Sebih had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Eleskirt's Tolga İzzettin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mete Zade in the 86th minute of play. Eleskirt's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kutluay Akalın in the 92nd minute. The corner ended in Ardahan Üke almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Günyüzü's Bahadırhan Bayraktar did a great save. 2-3 became the score in the 95th minute when Mete Zade elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Eleskirt eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.