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Hozat Gençlik Arena
Spectators: 7787 (Terracing: 5845, Seating: 1792, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mehdi Ak started the match with the kick off. Sancarbey Dizdar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pangeran Wolf, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. TaTaNgA54's Tommy Shelby proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save TaTaNgA54 from getting a goal against them. In the 17th minute Samir Orkut shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tommy Shelby saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pangeran Wolf in the 20th minute of play forced Hozat Gençlik's goalkeeper Sancarbey Dizdar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sancarbey Dizdar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cabbar Uluant in the 24th minute of play. The supporters of TaTaNgA54 booed when Hozat Gençlik was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Berkant Ozansu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 29th minute Cabbar Uluant shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sancarbey Dizdar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Samir Orkut fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tommy Shelby having to interfere. Mehdi Ak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Tommy Shelby made a huge save. Jochum Astild took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Sancarbey Dizdar. Hozat Gençlik's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Hozat Gençlik's goalie and right to Cabbar Uluant. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Hozat Gençlik's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cabbar Uluant to make the kick off. Cabbar Uluant hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Tommy Shelby showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samir Orkut in the 53rd minute of the match. After having played for 54 minutes, Mehdi Ak managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hozat Gençlik's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mehdi Ak was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Ant Ağırtaş fell near the penalty area in the 59th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hozat Gençlik's protests and gave Ant Ağırtaş a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of TaTaNgA54 booed when Hozat Gençlik was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ant Ağırtaş didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, TaTaNgA54's Mehmet Ferit Baydan got a free kick in the 60th minute. The supporters of TaTaNgA54 booed when Hozat Gençlik was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yıldıray Hicran didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 64th minute of the match, Cabbar Uluant tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sancarbey Dizdar saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 68th minute of the match, Cabbar Uluant tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sancarbey Dizdar saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Samir Orkut managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hozat Gençlik's supporters rose to their feet, but Samir Orkut was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Tommy Shelby breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehdi Ak in the 75th minute of play forced TaTaNgA54's goalkeeper Tommy Shelby to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Mehdi Ak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Samir Orkut had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mehdi Ak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jochum Astild kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Yıldıray Hicran struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Tommy Shelby didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hozat Gençlik. In the 89th minute, Pangeran Wolf left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TaTaNgA54 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When Samir Orkut came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Hozat Gençlik 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 Samir Orkut couldn't finish the play. The TaTaNgA54 supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing TaTaNgA54 would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.