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ARENA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) istanbul's Mehmet Emrah Bahçıvan 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. If Çağlar Dölek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cihangir Hirfet kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. After 13 played minutes sirinevler got a freekick which was hit by Cihangir Hirfet. After a rather tough play, sirinevler's Şafak Tanbay got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 18th minute, istanbul's Mehmet Emrah Bahçıvan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 26th match minute, istanbul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Behçet Başbuğ to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, sirinevler's Sadri Muammer got control of the ball when Çağlar Dölek tried to sneak it across the goal line. Mehmet Emrah Bahçıvan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Sadri Muammer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Çağlar Dölek got free with Sadri Muammer in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 51st minute the ball was on its way in behind istanbul's goalkeeper Poyraz Karay, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mehmet Emrah Bahçıvan in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sadri Muammer saved sirinevler from getting behind. Sadri Muammer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehmet Emrah Bahçıvan in the 55th minute of the match. Rüknettin Ünsaç recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 3-0 became the score in the 66th minute when Çağlar Dölek elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Şemsettin Korur fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored istanbul's protests and gave Şemsettin Korur a yellow card for diving instead. Hasan Sanak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sadri Muammer having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mehmet Emrah Bahçıvan in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sadri Muammer saved sirinevler from getting behind. During the 88th minute of the match Mecnun Kavi completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Mecnun Kavi a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. sirinevler's Sadri Muammer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Çağlar Dölek in the 89th minute of play. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind sirinevler's goalkeeper Sadri Muammer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. sirinevler's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.