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Oltu
Spectators: 6657 (Terracing: 5657, 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. Anıl Mücahit Tuygun started the match with the kick off. After having played for 3 minutes, Ahmet Vefik Akyol managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Oltu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmet Vefik Akyol was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Oltu's İrfan Arkan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anıl Mücahit Tuygun in the 6th minute of play. İrfan Arkan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Günalp Hazar, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. İrfan Arkan came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by Arsenal's Anıl Mücahit Tuygun. But to his dismay, Anıl Mücahit Tuygun quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A sloppy throw-in by Vedat Albay in the 13th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Oltu's Erbatur Tara. After 14 played minutes Oltu got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Vefik Akyol. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rüstem Hakim during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ahmet Vefik Akyol got free with Ferhan Balaban in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 23 minutes, Anıl Mücahit Tuygun made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Oltu's İrfan Arkan tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ferhan Balaban made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmet Vefik Akyol in the 29th minute. The supporters of Oltu booed when Arsenal was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Imral Arsana didn't get a good kick on the ball. 0-3 became the score in the 33rd minute when Eustaquio Senon elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Arsenal's Anıl Mücahit Tuygun in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Oltu's goalie prevented a goal. In the 40th minute Enver Erşahin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferhan Balaban saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmet Vefik Akyol succeeded in the game's 45th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-3. After the first half Arsenal were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ahmet Vefik Akyol to strike the kick off in the second half. Anıl Mücahit Tuygun's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 51stth minute, İrfan Arkan skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With his leg İrfan Arkan managed to avoid a goal in the 60thth minute, when Arsenal's Anıl Mücahit Tuygun fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 67th minute Enver Erşahin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferhan Balaban saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Erbatur Tara came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Oltu 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 Erbatur Tara couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Arsenal defense, Ahmet Vefik Akyol kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ferhan Balaban. The Arsenal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ferhan Balaban should have stopped the shot. Oltu's İrfan Arkan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anıl Mücahit Tuygun in the 75th minute of play. After 75 minutes of play Oltu's Erbatur Tara was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The referee felt a red card was in order, 77 minutes into the game, when Fedai Sağman put in a rough tackle. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anıl Mücahit Tuygun in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck İrfan Arkan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 83rd minute, Enver Erşahin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Arsenal booed when Oltu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ramiz İhtişam didn't get a good kick on the ball. Imral Arsana hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Arsenal's Eustaquio Senon slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of İrfan Arkan. That made the score 3-6 after 89 minutes of play. A throw-in in the 91st minute of the game was made by Günalp Hazar with Eustaquio Senon as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 94 minutes into the match, Anıl Mücahit Tuygun had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of İrfan Arkan. Oltu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anıl Mücahit Tuygun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-7. Anıl Mücahit Tuygun who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 98thth minute tested the skills of İrfan Arkan when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Arsenal's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.