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Sefa Arena
Spectators: 7524 (Terracing: 5644, Seating: 1730, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Süreyya Öztanır made the kick off which started today's match. Tekin Uyar struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Nafiz Tanyeri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nevsehir. Kayacan Tunçkol took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 5th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Nafiz Tanyeri. SEFA FK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Nafiz Tanyeri stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Süreyya Öztanır's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. Lütfi Sehrud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nafiz Tanyeri having to interfere. If Süreyya Öztanır had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hakkı Deniz Nizam charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hakkı Deniz Nizam the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 18 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for SEFA FK! The referee gave Nevsehir a penalty, 19 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ercan Rauf, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of SEFA FK's Nafiz Tanyeri. 0-1. Tekin Uyar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nafiz Tanyeri having to interfere. The supporters of Nevsehir booed when SEFA FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uğurcan Nafi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ahmet Oğuz Baydan struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Nafiz Tanyeri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nevsehir. Nafiz Tanyeri came out of the goal in the 33rd minute to try and stop a shot by Nevsehir's Kasım İmam. But to his dismay, Kasım İmam quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Süreyya Öztanır struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Nafiz Tanyeri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nevsehir. Lütfi Sehrud recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Tekin Uyar came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Nevsehir 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 Tekin Uyar couldn't finish the play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ferman Çırak was the one to do the kick off. Ahmet Oğuz Baydan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nafiz Tanyeri having to interfere. Lütfi Sehrud's late challenge caught a SEFA FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lütfi Sehrud helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Nevsehir getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Lütfi Sehrud hit a great ball. With a little luck, SEFA FK's Nafiz Tanyeri got control of the ball when Ahmet Oğuz Baydan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Süreyya Öztanır sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Süreyya Öztanır in the 70th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nafiz Tanyeri prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Nafiz Tanyeri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lütfi Sehrud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ahmet Oğuz Baydan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After recieving a nice pass, SEFA FK's Hakan Baybars tried to score from far away in the 77th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. If Ahmet Oğuz Baydan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Denizhan Okatan fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nevsehir's protests and gave Denizhan Okatan a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Nevsehir getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Denizhan Okatan hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Nevsehir's zone, Hakan Baybars stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yiğitcan Mutlu came out of the goal and Hakan Baybars tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Batu Cem Taşkıner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hakan Baybars in the 87th minute of play forced Nevsehir's goalkeeper Yiğitcan Mutlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nafiz Tanyeri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Süreyya Öztanır, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. 89 minutes into the game, Nevsehir's Süreyya Öztanır nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nafiz Tanyeri made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Süreyya Öztanır's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nafiz Tanyeri read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. In the 95th minute, Ferman Çırak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yiğitcan Mutlu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. When the match was over Nevsehir could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than SEFA FK throughout the match.