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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Riders of Rohan's Güray Turatekin 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. When Güray Turatekin fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Riders of Rohan's protests and gave Güray Turatekin a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Riders of Rohan's Güray Turatekin got a free kick in the 5th minute. If Şener Erben had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After having played for 11 minutes, Efe Sarı managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Starbucks's supporters crossed their fingers, but Efe Sarı was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Starbucks getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Emin Oğuz hit a great ball. 16 minutes into the game, Rafet Resul was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Riders of Rohan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Starbucks the free kick. In the 16th match minute, Riders of Rohan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafet Resul to maneuver through the defense. Efe Sarı received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Doğuhan Hirfanlı tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Efe Sarı 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. 28 minutes into the match, Rafet Resul notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Starbucks's Yılmaz Özok. Yılmaz Özok was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Şener Erben got free with Doğuhan Hirfanlı in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Riders of Rohan's Doğuhan Hirfanlı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efe Sarı in the 34th minute of play. Riders of Rohan's Doğuhan Hirfanlı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efe Sarı in the 35th minute of play. Yılmaz Özok showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Güray Turatekin, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Efe Sarı sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Riders of Rohan's Doğuhan Hirfanlı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efe Sarı in the 42nd minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Şener Erben to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Riders of Rohan getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Turabi Mirkelam hit a great ball. When Şener Erben came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Starbucks 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 Şener Erben couldn't finish the play. Doğuhan Hirfanlı stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Şener Erben's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Yılmaz Özok showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lokman Honazlı, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Şener Erben in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Doğuhan Hirfanlı prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Riders of Rohan's Doğuhan Hirfanlı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Efe Sarı in the 58th minute of play. In the 60th minute, Starbucks's Emin Oğuz seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Emin Oğuz the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Starbucks protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Emin Oğuz had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Starbucks's Paşa Ali Sanat managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Mirza Özkutal in the 66 minute of the game. In the 79th minute, Cemal Seyfi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yılmaz Özok didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rafet Resul went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The supporters of Riders of Rohan booed when Starbucks was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paşa Ali Sanat didn't get a good kick on the ball. 87 minutes into the match, Starbucks's goalkeeper Yılmaz Özok had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gürel Berin. Yılmaz Özok made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lokman Honazlı in the 91st minute of play. Gürel Berin took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yılmaz Özok. Yılmaz Özok dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. After a rather tough play, Starbucks's Merih Ünsever got a free kick in the 96th minute.
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