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Bahcekapi
Spectators: 7688 (Terracing: 5767, Seating: 1768, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Polat Beyan made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Yalovaspor getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Oğuzkan Onat hit a great ball. Vecdet Mahçupyan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paşa Ali Celilay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 6 minutes into the game, Vahap Açar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Vecdet Mahçupyan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Yalovaspor defense, Işıkalp Ruşen kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vecdet Mahçupyan. The Yalovaspor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vecdet Mahçupyan should have stopped the shot. Paşa Ali Celilay's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Vecdet Mahçupyan firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 23 minutes, Meriç Akalın mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bahcekapi and the Yalovaspor players grew even worse after the yellow card. Meriç Akalın kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Polat Beyan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Paşa Ali Celilay managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bahcekapi's supporters rose to their feet, but Paşa Ali Celilay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vecdet Mahçupyan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Yalovaspor were furious when Ulvi Sağman was red carded, 31 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 32 played minutes Yalovaspor got a freekick which was hit by Ulvi Sağman. Vecdet Mahçupyan made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Vahap Açar sent off a good shot on target. Vecdet Mahçupyan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Paşa Ali Celilay in the 38th minute of the match. When Şenel Maruf fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yalovaspor's protests and gave Şenel Maruf a yellow card for diving instead. Şenel Maruf kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Vecdet Mahçupyan was a little too slow when Paşa Ali Celilay got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 46th minute. The score was now 3-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hamdi Kıvılcım to make the kick off. In the 54th minute, Hakkı Vecihi 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paşa Ali Celilay in the 60th minute of play forced Yalovaspor's goalkeeper Vecdet Mahçupyan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Vecdet Mahçupyan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Işıkalp Ruşen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the match, Paşa Ali Celilay had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vecdet Mahçupyan. Yalovaspor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paşa Ali Celilay was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Vecdet Mahçupyan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Suphi Evcimen in the 72nd minute of the match. Meriç Akalın kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Yalovaspor's Vecdet Mahçupyan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Işıkalp Ruşen in the 78th minute of play. Yalovaspor's Vecdet Mahçupyan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paşa Ali Celilay in the 79th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Yalovaspor's goal looked a bit too open when Suphi Evcimen came free, but Vecdet Mahçupyan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vahap Açar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vecdet Mahçupyan having to interfere. In the 85th match minute, Yalovaspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vefa İncili to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Yalovaspor booed when Bahcekapi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Meriç Akalın didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Yalovaspor defense, Vahap Açar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vecdet Mahçupyan. The Yalovaspor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vecdet Mahçupyan should have stopped the shot. Suphi Evcimen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Bahcekapi fans cheered their team off the field, for while Yalovaspor had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.