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Kocaelispor
Spectators: 7258 (Terracing: 5445, Seating: 1669, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Emrah Yatuk made the kick off which started today's match. Kocaelispor's Kıraç Özmen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dan Horațiu in the 3rd minute of play. After having played for 12 minutes, Cahit Denizcan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kocaelispor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cahit Denizcan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the Kocaelispor defense, Dan Horațiu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kıraç Özmen. The Kocaelispor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kıraç Özmen should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dan Horațiu in the 19th minute of play forced Kocaelispor's goalkeeper Kıraç Özmen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kıraç Özmen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Müfit Yalınalp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Kocaelispor's zone, Dan Horațiu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kıraç Özmen came out of the goal and Dan Horațiu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Dan Horațiu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kıraç Özmen having to interfere. Emrah Yatuk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kıraç Özmen having to interfere. 34 minutes into the game, Safranbolu's Emrah Yatuk nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kıraç Özmen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Cahit Denizcan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kıraç Özmen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dan Horațiu in the 48th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cahit Denizcan was the one to do the kick off. Kıraç Özmen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emrah Yatuk in the 52nd minute of play. 54 minutes into the match, Kocaelispor's goal looked a bit too open when Emrah Yatuk came free, but Kıraç Özmen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Dan Horațiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kıraç Özmen made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Dan Horațiu sent off a good shot on target. Dan Horațiu struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Kıraç Özmen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Safranbolu. In the 66th match minute, Safranbolu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Atabey Gözlem to maneuver through the defense. If Dan Horațiu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Kocaelispor's Kıraç Özmen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baha Yıldızhan in the 84th minute of play. Emrah Yatuk kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Kıraç Özmen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emrah Yatuk in the 89th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the game, Safranbolu's Dan Horațiu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kıraç Özmen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. The crowd rose to their feet as Emrah Yatuk kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kıraç Özmen. That made the score 0-4 in the 95 minute of play. Safranbolu's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.