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Düzce
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 Yatman started the match with the kick off. 8 minutes into the match, Sütcüler's goal looked a bit too open when Hurşit Yatman came free, but Cüneyt Arınç reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th match minute, Düzce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İnanç Mahçupyan to maneuver through the defense. Adem Özal charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Adem Özal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. If Habib Açıkel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Habib Açıkel's late challenge caught a Sütcüler's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Habib Açıkel helped the player get up and apologised. In the 25th match minute, Düzce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Habib Açıkel to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Ahmet Seyfi Kabakçı's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Berk Rahim was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. The Sütcüler fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when Sütcüler's Ahmet Seyfi Kabakçı looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 36th minute, Okanay Açıker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Düzce's İnanç Mahçupyan shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 37th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Cüneyt Arınç but with some difficulty. Habib Açıkel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Cüneyt Arınç made a huge save. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ahmet Seyfi Kabakçı stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cüneyt Arınç showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alpay Peykan, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After 63 played minutes, Düzce's İlkan Somer shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cüneyt Arınç came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Düzce reached it. 64 minutes into the game, Düzce's Hurşit Yatman nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cüneyt Arınç made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Cüneyt Arınç took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hurşit Yatman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Düzce getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Hatemi Armağan hit a great ball. Sütcüler's Cüneyt Arınç played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alim Koç in the 75th minute of play. Alpay Peykan took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cüneyt Arınç. Cüneyt Arınç dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Cüneyt Arınç made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hurşit Yatman in the 81st minute of play. Yavuz Özinal kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Habib Açıkel in the 85th minute of play forced Sütcüler's goalkeeper Cüneyt Arınç to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 92 minutes into the match, Hurşit Yatman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cüneyt Arınç. Sütcüler's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hurşit Yatman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. Alpay Peykan kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alim Koç during the 97th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alim Koç kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match.