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Tesvikiye
Spectators: 7254 (Terracing: 5442, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ayberk Canal made the kick off which started today's match. The audience was convinced that Ayberk Canal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Berat Esendağ was relentless in the 5th minute of the game. If Ayberk Canal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With his leg Berat Esendağ managed to avoid a goal in the 13thth minute, when Tesvikiye's Ahmet Bülent Kırgız fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, BTD's Berat Esendağ got control of the ball when Ahmet Bülent Kırgız tried to sneak it across the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, BTD's Akşemseddin Tanak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Balaban Atik narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When BTD's Akşemseddin Tanak in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tesvikiye's goalie prevented a goal. Ahmet Bülent Kırgız's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Berat Esendağ firmly grabbed it by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in BTD's zone, Ayberk Canal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Berat Esendağ came out of the goal and Ayberk Canal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 30 minutes, Ahmet Bülent Kırgız managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Tesvikiye's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmet Bülent Kırgız was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Berat Esendağ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ayberk Canal in the 35th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ayberk Canal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Berat Esendağ was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Batu Cem Tunçkurt could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Berat Esendağ made a huge save. Abuzer Süphan kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. Ayberk Canal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Berat Esendağ tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hamdullah Yiğitcan to make the kick off. In the 55th minute Ayberk Canal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Berat Esendağ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 56th minute, Abuzer Süphan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tesvikiye's attack was well implemented in the 61st minute, but when Ayberk Canal was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. BTD's Berat Esendağ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ayberk Canal in the 63rd minute of play. In the 63rd match minute, BTD was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gürel Gezer to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Ahmet Bülent Kırgız managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tesvikiye's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmet Bülent Kırgız was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Berat Esendağ breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ayberk Canal in the 66th minute of play forced BTD's goalkeeper Berat Esendağ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hamdullah Yiğitcan might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Balaban Atik. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hamdullah Yiğitcan ran back to his position shaking his head. Ayberk Canal hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Ayberk Canal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Berat Esendağ having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ayberk Canal in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Berat Esendağ saved BTD from getting behind. Berat Esendağ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Bülent Kırgız in the 81st minute of the match. Ayberk Canal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Berat Esendağ having to make a save. After 83 played minutes BTD got a freekick which was hit by Abuzer Süphan. In the 86th minute, Ayberk Canal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tesvikiye fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The supporters of BTD booed when Tesvikiye was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tolga Civanmert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fazıl Suersan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 95th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Balaban Atik. Tesvikiye's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Tesvikiye fans cheered their team off the field, for while BTD had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.