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Merzifon
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Merzifon's goalkeeper Igor Haikin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Rahmi Öge was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Abdulaziz Köksal capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Abdulaziz Köksal really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Igor Haikin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aygün Tengizalp, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Karaman's Rahmi Öge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fetih Boysan in the 16th minute of play. The attack was good, but when Abdulaziz Köksal in the 23rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Abdulaziz Köksal kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Rahmi Öge. That made the score 2-0 in the 26 minute of play. When Karaman's Recep Tayyip Oğuralp in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Merzifon's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arda Baybars Sezgin in the 33rd minute of play forced Merzifon's goalkeeper Igor Haikin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Karaman booed when Merzifon was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tekin Özkul didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 45th minute, Aygün Tengizalp ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Igor Haikin was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fetih Boysan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fetih Boysan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rahmi Öge having to interfere. Arda Baybars Sezgin was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 59th minute. Karaman's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Fetih Boysan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Karaman's zone, Fetih Boysan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rahmi Öge came out of the goal and Fetih Boysan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When %teams%'s Arda Baybars Sezgin was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 2-2 just inside the left pole, 68 minutes into the game. Igor Haikin was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. Fetih Boysan might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rahmi Öge. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Fetih Boysan ran back to his position shaking his head. After 83 played minutes Karaman got a freekick which was hit by Zekai Nasip. Merzifon's Fetih Boysan got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rahmi Öge took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdulaziz Köksal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdulaziz Köksal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Rahmi Öge tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 96 minutes, Abdulaziz Köksal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Merzifon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdulaziz Köksal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 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.