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ELKİN MÜHENDİSLİK
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) ZorlaGeldik's Mustafa Namık Adak started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Hilmi Koytan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tuncay Özsahin. ELKİN MÜH. BLAZERS CLUB's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hilmi Koytan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. ZorlaGeldik's Kazım Kuthan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save ZorlaGeldik from getting a goal against them. 13 minutes into the match, ZorlaGeldik's goalkeeper Kazım Kuthan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cabbar Uluant. ELKİN MÜH. BLAZERS CLUB's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ahmet Yahya Bekdil in the 15th minute. The corner led ELKİN MÜH. BLAZERS CLUB's Ahmet Yahya Bekdil to fire away a dangerous shot which Kazım Kuthan despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 23rd minute Mustafa Namık Adak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tuncay Özsahin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Öztürk Baycan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tuncay Özsahin was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Kazım Kuthan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Yahya Bekdil in the 40th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gürol Atasan made a kick off. The supporters of ZorlaGeldik booed when ELKİN MÜH. BLAZERS CLUB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gürol Atasan didn't get a good kick on the ball. When ELKİN MÜH. BLAZERS CLUB's Gürol Atasan in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ZorlaGeldik's goalie prevented a goal. Tuncay Özsahin was out of position in the 61 minute of play, and Hilmi Koytan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hilmi Koytan really showed his touch with that goal: 0-4. 65 minutes into the match, ZorlaGeldik's goal looked a bit too open when Berkin Yalçınkaya came free, but Kazım Kuthan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When ELKİN MÜH. BLAZERS CLUB's Gürol Atasan in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ZorlaGeldik's goalie prevented a goal. After 72 minutes, Hayri Saruca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ZorlaGeldik and the ELKİN MÜH. BLAZERS CLUB players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to ZorlaGeldik getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Hayri Saruca hit a great ball. Tuncay Özsahin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mustafa Namık Adak in the 74th minute. Kazım Kuthan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cabbar Uluant, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gürol Atasan in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kazım Kuthan saved ZorlaGeldik from getting behind. Cabbar Uluant took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Kazım Kuthan. Kazım Kuthan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. 83 minutes into the match, ZorlaGeldik's goal looked a bit too open when Cabbar Uluant came free, but Kazım Kuthan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cabbar Uluant in the 88th minute of play forced ZorlaGeldik's goalkeeper Kazım Kuthan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tuncay Özsahin came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by ZorlaGeldik's Mustafa Namık Adak. But to his dismay, Mustafa Namık Adak quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-5. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. ZorlaGeldik had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.