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Cihanbeyli
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Hurşit Ekşioğlu started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Kücükesat's goal looked a bit too open when Hurşit Ekşioğlu came free, but Kaan Özluer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th match minute, Kücükesat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baran Rafetoğulları to maneuver through the defense. Cihanbeyli's Hurşit Ekşioğlu got a good chance for a goal in the 9th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Kücükesat's zone, Hurşit Ekşioğlu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kaan Özluer came out of the goal and Hurşit Ekşioğlu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oğuz Torlak got free with Kaan Özluer in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Reis Nezir stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Baran Rafetoğulları's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. When Oğuz Torlak came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Cihanbeyli 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 Oğuz Torlak couldn't finish the play. In the 30th minute, Atilla Çelen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Cihanbeyli getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Numan İlker hit a great ball. In the 41st minute of the match Tayyar Erensoy sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Reis Nezir skillfully saved the ball. Oğuz Torlak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Reis Nezir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Hafiz Ugraş in the 49th minute of play.

Kahraman Malik's late challenge caught a Kücükesat's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kahraman Malik helped the player get up and apologised. Kahraman Malik hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Hurşit Ekşioğlu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kaan Özluer was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Kücükesat's Ahmet Hafiz Ugraş got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Oğuz Torlak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kaan Özluer having to interfere. After 66 minutes, Baran Rafetoğulları mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kücükesat and the Cihanbeyli players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Cihanbeyli booed when Kücükesat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baran Rafetoğulları didn't get a good kick on the ball. Reis Nezir stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Baran Rafetoğulları's shot from short distance in the 71st minute. After 77 played minutes Kücükesat got a freekick which was hit by Baran Rafetoğulları. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oğuz Torlak in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kaan Özluer saved Kücükesat from getting behind. Oğuz Torlak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kaan Özluer having to interfere. If Hurşit Ekşioğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Oğuz Torlak came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Cihanbeyli 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 Oğuz Torlak couldn't finish the play. Cihanbeyli's Reis Nezir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gündüz Timurcan in the 94th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Cihanbeyli fans cheered their team off the field, for while Kücükesat had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.