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ZENO ARENA
Spectators: 7992 (Terracing: 5995, Seating: 1838, VIP seats: 159) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Utku Talha got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to ZENO getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Özgür Dilan hit a great ball. After having played for 8 minutes, İbrahim Efe Kayhan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yelken Spor's supporters crossed their fingers, but İbrahim Efe Kayhan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roberto Dinamite in the 11th minute of play forced ZENO's goalkeeper Erhun Ünver to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute Hilmi Tuğalp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erhun Ünver saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Erhun Ünver showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hilmi Tuğalp in the 14th minute of the match. Eriberto Dias showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Utku Talha in the 15th minute of the match. After 15 minutes of play, ZENO's Utku Talha made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Eriberto Dias was left in no man's land by his defense there! 18 minutes into the game, Hervé Gohier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yelken Spor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ZENO the free kick. The supporters of ZENO booed when Yelken Spor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hervé Gohier didn't get a good kick on the ball. John Steinbeck took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Eriberto Dias. Yelken Spor's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, ZENO's goal looked a bit too open when Roberto Dinamite came free, but Erhun Ünver reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ZENO's Erhun Ünver played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Serna in the 21st minute of play. Erhun Ünver took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Serna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 23rd match minute, Yelken Spor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Emir Temirhan to maneuver through the defense. Erhun Ünver took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hilmi Tuğalp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roberto Dinamite scored 1-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Erhun Ünver, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 33 minutes into the match, ZENO's goal looked a bit too open when Hilmi Tuğalp came free, but Erhun Ünver reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, ZENO's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Serna came free, but Erhun Ünver reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eriberto Dias was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Paulo Coelho capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Paulo Coelho really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. The supporters of ZENO booed when Yelken Spor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Emir Temirhan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd minute, Roberto Dinamite ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Erhun Ünver was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. When the match had gone on for 47 minutes, Mikail Afacan took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Eriberto Dias to make any attempt to save it. 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Roberto Dinamite to strike the kick off in the second half. When Yelken Spor's Roberto Dinamite in 52 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Erhun Ünver guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Roberto Dinamite could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 56th minute of the match, but Erhun Ünver made a huge save. 61 minutes into the game, Yelken Spor's Hilmi Tuğalp nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Erhun Ünver made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-4. After a rather tough play, ZENO's Baskın Üstünbay got a free kick in the 71st minute. With a little luck, ZENO's Erhun Ünver got control of the ball when Hilmi Tuğalp tried to sneak it across the goal line. Erhun Ünver took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Serna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. İbrahim Efe Kayhan in the 75thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Erhun Ünver, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 78 minutes into the match, ZENO's Paulo Coelho sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Eriberto Dias narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Yelken Spor's zone, Paulo Coelho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Eriberto Dias came out of the goal and Paulo Coelho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Paulo Coelho struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Eriberto Dias didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ZENO. In the 85thth minute of the game Paulo Coelho who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yelken Spor's Eriberto Dias was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Paulo Coelho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 91st minute Charles Bukowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eriberto Dias saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 91 played minutes Yelken Spor got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Emir Temirhan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paulo Coelho in the 92nd minute of play forced Yelken Spor's goalkeeper Eriberto Dias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Yelken Spor eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.