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KAZIM KARABEKIR
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Gencer Nabi started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Volker Gartler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gencer Nabi in the 3rd minute of play. When Kaptan Özveren fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored erzurumspor's protests and gave Kaptan Özveren a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to erzurumspor getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Kaptan Özveren hit a great ball. 6 minutes into the match, Elbeyli SK's goal looked a bit too open when Kaptan Özveren came free, but Volker Gartler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute Saadettin Akabe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Volker Gartler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mehmet Anıl Zaid's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Volker Gartler firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 16thth minute of the game Mehmet Edip Yura who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but erzurumspor's Serdar Cezlan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Volker Gartler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gencer Nabi, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Volker Gartler was a little too slow when Halim Biçim got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 19th minute. The score was now 1-0. 23 minutes into the match, Elbeyli SK's goal looked a bit too open when Kaptan Özveren came free, but Volker Gartler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd match minute, Elbeyli SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gani Özgenay to maneuver through the defense. Elbeyli SK were furious when Tayyip Sakman was red carded, 25 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaptan Özveren in the 29th minute of play forced Elbeyli SK's goalkeeper Volker Gartler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kaptan Özveren got his second yellow card in the match during the 35th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. A collision led to erzurumspor getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Kaptan Özveren hit a great ball. 38 minutes into the match, erzurumspor's goal looked a bit too open when Mehmet Edip Yura came free, but Serdar Cezlan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute, Ahmet İlke Tecelli hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Mehmet Edip Yura made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Hazım Sabri shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Volker Gartler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 58 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Mehmet Edip Yura sped through erzurumspor's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Serdar Cezlan. Mehmet Anıl Zafir hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gencer Nabi in the 68th minute of play forced Elbeyli SK's goalkeeper Volker Gartler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of erzurumspor booed when Elbeyli SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Batu Eröz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Volker Gartler stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hazım Sabri's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. In the 74th minute Gencer Nabi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Volker Gartler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Halit Fahri Necaettin hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Volker Gartler showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gencer Nabi, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Elbeyli SK's Volker Gartler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hazım Sabri in the 80th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Hazım Sabri managed to get in a good position for a shot. erzurumspor's supporters rose to their feet, but Hazım Sabri was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Volker Gartler breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Volker Gartler made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Halim Biçim in the 96th minute of play. Despite being the better team, erzurumspor failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.