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BOZKURT Arena
Spectators: 7868 (Terracing: 6007, Seating: 1841, VIP seats: 20) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tiger Argoud took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute of the match, Tiger Argoud got a very nice opportunity to score, but Eser Ulutaş was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a rather tough play, A T A B E Y - Fener45's Mustafa Arif Salahaddin got a free kick in the 7th minute. Derman Akdağ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tolunay Acun in the 9th minute of play. TÜRKİSTAN 61's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zdzislaw Trynda in the 12th minute. A nice corner shot did that Zdzislaw Trynda got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Eser Ulutaş quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Caner Sefercik got free with Eser Ulutaş in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Derman Akdağ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruninho Fernandes in the 21st minute of the match. The supporters of A T A B E Y - Fener45 booed when TÜRKİSTAN 61 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Halim Akbel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in TÜRKİSTAN 61's zone, Mustafa Arif Salahaddin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Derman Akdağ came out of the goal and Mustafa Arif Salahaddin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A T A B E Y - Fener45's Eser Ulutaş proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save A T A B E Y - Fener45 from getting a goal against them. In the 29th minute Abdurrezzak Türev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Derman Akdağ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind TÜRKİSTAN 61's goalkeeper Derman Akdağ, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 46 minutes into the match, A T A B E Y - Fener45's goalkeeper Eser Ulutaş had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Caner Sefercik. Eser Ulutaş took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from José Luis Esparza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 49th minute of the match TÜRKİSTAN 61 got a corner. A T A B E Y - Fener45's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Zdzislaw Trynda ran over to the corner to take the kick. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Caner Sefercik advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-0 in the 49th minute. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Robustiano Giro made a kick off. In the 56th minute TÜRKİSTAN 61 were awarded a corner. Zdzislaw Trynda went to the cornerflag to take it. When Abdurrezzak Türev came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the A T A B E Y - Fener45 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 Abdurrezzak Türev couldn't finish the play. Caner Sefercik received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Eser Ulutaş tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that İslam Yerel's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eser Ulutaş was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. Eser Ulutaş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İslam Yerel in the 67th minute of play. 69 minutes into the match, A T A B E Y - Fener45's goal looked a bit too open when İslam Yerel came free, but Eser Ulutaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Bruninho Fernandes ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Derman Akdağ was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 75 minutes into the match, Bruninho Fernandes notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of TÜRKİSTAN 61's Derman Akdağ. Derman Akdağ was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Derman Akdağ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tolunay Acun in the 78th minute of play. Derman Akdağ made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Bruninho Fernandes sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bruninho Fernandes in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Derman Akdağ prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 84th minute, İslam Yerel got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Derman Akdağ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robustiano Giro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to A T A B E Y - Fener45 getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Orhun Cumali hit a great ball. Eser Ulutaş showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tiger Argoud, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Derman Akdağ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tolunay Acun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. TÜRKİSTAN 61's İslam Yerel got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 100th minute İslam Yerel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eser Ulutaş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The A T A B E Y - Fener45 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing A T A B E Y - Fener45 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.