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Ahmetli Stadium
Spectators: 7392 (Terracing: 5658, Seating: 1734, VIP seats: 0) Mahir Özay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Birant Dengizer, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. Şener İdris made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Ahmet Sedat İpekçi sent off a good shot on target. Ayvaz İlkim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Şener İdris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Müfit Şahbaz's late challenge caught a Erzinspor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Müfit Şahbaz helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Balya FK's Müfit Şahbaz got a free kick in the 10th minute. If Levent Kalender had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Ahmet Sedat İpekçi came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Erzinspor 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 Ahmet Sedat İpekçi couldn't finish the play. Birant Dengizer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mahir Özay having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Birant Dengizer in the 25th minute of play forced Erzinspor's goalkeeper Mahir Özay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Balya FK getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Tuğrul Cezlan hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Ahmet Sedat İpekçi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Erzinspor's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmet Sedat İpekçi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Şener İdris breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 36 minutes into the match, Erzinspor's goal looked a bit too open when Hasan Can Oncubay came free, but Mahir Özay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 37 played minutes Erzinspor got a freekick which was hit by Levent Kalender. Şener İdris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ayvaz İlkim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Hasan Can Oncubay came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Balya FK 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 Hasan Can Oncubay couldn't finish the play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

In the 59th minute of the match Erzinspor got a corner. Balya FK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Salih Salik ran over to the corner to take the kick. Erzinspor's Salih Salik was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Şener İdris in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Erzinspor's Mahir Özay proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Erzinspor from getting a goal against them. Birant Dengizer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Mahir Özay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hasan Can Oncubay in the 78thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mahir Özay, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Ayvaz İlkim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 85 minutes into the game, Necaettin Suni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Balya FK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Erzinspor the free kick. A collision led to Balya FK getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Necaettin Suni hit a great ball. If Ahmet Sedat İpekçi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ayvaz İlkim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Şener İdris tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Şener İdris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Sedat İpekçi in the 93rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Sedat İpekçi in the 96th minute of play forced Balya FK's goalkeeper Şener İdris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.