Friendly League

Kabatas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) 6 minutes into the match, Selmi Bostan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Muhammet Batıkan. Kabatas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Selmi Bostan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 10th minute Selmi Bostan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Muhammet Batıkan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th minute, Göktuğ Kızıl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot by Ahmet Gökalp Baykara from long distance, 11 minutes into the match, got Cengizhan Şahtürk's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Selmi Bostan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Epik United's supporters rose to their feet, but Selmi Bostan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Muhammet Batıkan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kartal Temizcan in the 18th minute of play forced Kabatas's goalkeeper Muhammet Batıkan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by İsa Nurullah in the 20th minute of play forced Epik United's goalkeeper Cengizhan Şahtürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Epik United's Abbas Tuğsan got a free kick in the 24th minute. İsa Nurullah came free with the goalkeeper in the 25th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Cengizhan Şahtürk could save by the left post. In the 27th minute, Bilgehan Eymen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Cengizhan Şahtürk was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The audience was convinced that Selmi Bostan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Muhammet Batıkan was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. Muhammet Batıkan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kartal Temizcan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 34 played minutes Kabatas got a freekick which was hit by Metehan Özer. In the 35th minute, Bayhan Uygun left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Epik United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Kabatas's Muhammet Batıkan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Selmi Bostan in the 39th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ahmet Turan Özkutal was the one to do the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Selmi Bostan in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Muhammet Batıkan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Selmi Bostans short, quick shot in the 59thth minute got Muhammet Batıkan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Epik United's Cengizhan Şahtürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bilgehan Eymen in the 65th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Epik United's Oğuzalp Özdel got a free kick in the 65th minute. Selmi Bostans short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got Muhammet Batıkan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bilgehan Eymen in the 72nd minute of play forced Epik United's goalkeeper Cengizhan Şahtürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Epik United's Cengizhan Şahtürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bilgehan Eymen in the 76th minute of play. 78 minutes into the game, Kabatas's Metehan Özer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cengizhan Şahtürk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Cengizhan Şahtürk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bilgehan Eymen, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Cengizhan Şahtürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Turan Özkutal in the 82nd minute of play. In the 85th minute of the match İsmail Akıncı sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cengizhan Şahtürk skillfully saved the ball. In the 87th minute, Kabatas's Fuat Karakaya seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Fuat Karakaya the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Kabatas protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Fuat Karakaya had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Fuat Karakaya hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. Selmi Bostan, 89 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Kabatas's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Selmi Bostan 92 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-3. Epik United's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.