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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Burhan Yetişen in the 4th minute of play forced istanbul's goalkeeper Poyraz Karay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 8 minutes of play, gaziantep's Ahmet Boran Cuma made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Poyraz Karay was left in no man's land by his defense there! 13 minutes into the match, Burhan Yetişen notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of istanbul's Poyraz Karay. Poyraz Karay was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hakan Ongut showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Emrah Bahçıvan, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Poyraz Karay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Boran Cuma in the 20th minute of play. Hakan Ongut showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Emrah Bahçıvan, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Şemsettin Korur could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Hakan Ongut made a huge save. In the 26th match minute, istanbul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tuncer Okatan to maneuver through the defense. Ahmet Boran Cuma might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Poyraz Karay. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ahmet Boran Cuma ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to gaziantep getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Arın Adıbelli hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Çağlar Dölek got free with Hakan Ongut in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Hakan Ongut took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehmet Emrah Bahçıvan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute, Burhan Yetişen 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Burhan Yetişen in the 43rd minute of play forced istanbul's goalkeeper Poyraz Karay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 43 minutes into the game, Şemsettin Korur was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. istanbul's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave gaziantep the free kick. Şemsettin Korur hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Ahmet Boran Cuma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mehmet Emrah Bahçıvan to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Ahmet Boran Cuma managed to get in a good position for a shot. gaziantep's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmet Boran Cuma was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Poyraz Karay breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hakan Ongut made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mehmet Emrah Bahçıvan in the 57th minute of play. Hakan Ongut took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Çağlar Dölek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of istanbul booed when gaziantep was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Halit Fahri İltay didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ahmet Boran Cuma got free with Poyraz Karay in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 80 minutes, Sezgin Ruzi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the gaziantep and the istanbul players grew even worse after the yellow card. Sezgin Ruzi hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Burhan Yetişen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Poyraz Karay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. gaziantep's Hakan Ongut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmet Emrah Bahçıvan in the 90th minute of play. In the 96th minute Çağlar Dölek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hakan Ongut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The istanbul supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching gaziantep's performance. The match ended with a win for gaziantep.