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ALSANCAK ARENA
Spectators: 7651 (Terracing: 5740, Seating: 1759, VIP seats: 152) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ege Umut started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Frightening Champions's Ayhan Akçakoca nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ali Baran Benlioğlu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. In the 6th minute Ayhan Akçakoca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Baran Benlioğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 11 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Ayhan Akçakoca sped through Muhafızgücü SK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ali Baran Benlioğlu. A collision led to Muhafızgücü SK getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Muammer Eraslan hit a great ball. Ali Baran Benlioğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ayhan Akçakoca, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Selmi Akkaya could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Mustafa Haydar Oğuzbala made a huge save. Nadir Serkut could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Mustafa Haydar Oğuzbala made a huge save. Bayındır Civanmert kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, Selmi Akkaya notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Frightening Champions's Mustafa Haydar Oğuzbala. Mustafa Haydar Oğuzbala was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bedir İlkutay recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 37th minute Bedir İlkutay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Baran Benlioğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Azmi Okseven kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ayhan Akçakoca to strike the kick off in the second half. If Bedir İlkutay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alpertunga Mutluer's late challenge caught a Frightening Champions's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alpertunga Mutluer helped the player get up and apologised. Bedir İlkutay hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Selmi Akkaya in the 63rd minute of play forced Frightening Champions's goalkeeper Mustafa Haydar Oğuzbala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Muhafızgücü SK's Ali Baran Benlioğlu got control of the ball when Mustafa Numan Özgeer tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ali Baran Benlioğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ayhan Akçakoca in the 67th minute of play. Ayhan Akçakoca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Ali Baran Benlioğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Frightening Champions's zone, Nadir Serkut stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mustafa Haydar Oğuzbala came out of the goal and Nadir Serkut tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Muhafızgücü SK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 74th minute. Penalty! Frightening Champions were furious when Tiburcio Lobo was red carded, 85 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Nadir Serkut fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustafa Haydar Oğuzbala having to interfere. In the 90th minute Nadir Serkut shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Haydar Oğuzbala saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Bedir İlkutay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mustafa Haydar Oğuzbala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nadir Serkut in the 96th minute of play. In the 97th minute, Selmi Akkaya left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Muhafızgücü SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.