League

Papara Park
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Gökcan Sefa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bedrettin Yücel, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. 5 minutes into the match, Trabzonspor's goal looked a bit too open when Hurşit Baran came free, but Lütfü Vefai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Trabzonspor's Lütfü Vefai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cihangir Çimen in the 6th minute of play. A hard shot 16 in the game by Arif Kamver from a close distance when the talented Gökcan Sefa managed to make a qualified save. Sakaryaspor's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hürkan Osmanoğlu got free with Gökcan Sefa in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 19th minute Cihangir Çimen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lütfü Vefai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lütfü Vefai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cihangir Çimen, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fehmi Sarpkan in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gökcan Sefa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Arif Kamver got free with Gökcan Sefa in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Sakaryaspor's zone, Arif Kamver stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gökcan Sefa came out of the goal and Arif Kamver tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 43rd minute Bedrettin Yücel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gökcan Sefa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 47th minute Hurşit Baran shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lütfü Vefai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hurşit Baran to make the kick off. Trabzonspor's Arif Kamver got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 52 minutes, Bedrettin Yücel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Trabzonspor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bedrettin Yücel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Fehmi Sarpkan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Trabzonspor's supporters rose to their feet, but Fehmi Sarpkan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gökcan Sefa breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gökcan Sefa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hürkan Osmanoğlu in the 56th minute of play. When Fehmi Sarpkan came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Trabzonspor 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 Fehmi Sarpkan couldn't finish the play. In the 61st minute, Okan Özpinar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gökcan Sefa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bedrettin Yücel in the 63rd minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, Trabzonspor's Hürkan Osmanoğlu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gökcan Sefa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hurşit Baran kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Hürkan Osmanoğlu struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Gökcan Sefa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Trabzonspor. Trabzonspor's Fehmi Sarpkan got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Fehmi Sarpkan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lütfü Vefai was a little too slow when Okan Özpinar got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 0-1. With a little luck, Trabzonspor's Lütfü Vefai got control of the ball when Cihangir Çimen tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arif Kamver received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Gökcan Sefa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gökcan Sefa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arif Kamver in the 89th minute of the match. Fehmi Sarpkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Trabzonspor lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.