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Şükrü Saraçoğlu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Beşiktaş's Emran Ergenç 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. When Arda Göksel Kargin fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fenerbahçe's protests and gave Arda Göksel Kargin a yellow card for diving instead. Arda Göksel Kargin hit a great freekick 2 minutes into the match. Efekan Akağan hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute Arda Göksel Kargin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şensoy Tecer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Arda Göksel Kargin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anıl Arda İğdemir hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Beşiktaş's Şensoy Tecer got control of the ball when Gökhan Çalımbay tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 21st minute, Emran Ergenç left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Beşiktaş fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 33 minutes into the match, Arda Göksel Kargin dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Şensoy Tecer, 1-1. Fenerbahçe's Gökay Nuratay pulled a muscle in his leg after 39 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Anıl Arda İğdemir fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Beşiktaş's protests and gave Anıl Arda İğdemir a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Beşiktaş getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Anıl Arda İğdemir hit a great ball. After having played for 41 minutes, Gökhan Çalımbay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fenerbahçe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gökhan Çalımbay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gökhan Çalımbay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Şensoy Tecer having to interfere. Beşiktaş's Şensoy Tecer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Beşiktaş from getting a goal against them. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gökhan Çalımbay was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Beşiktaş getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Alişan Vala hit a great ball. Emran Ergenç received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Arif Egemen Utkan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arif Egemen Utkan made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Zekeriya Uskan sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Emran Ergenç put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Arif Egemen Utkan. A collision led to Beşiktaş getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Anıl Arda İğdemir hit a great ball. A collision led to Fenerbahçe getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Ali Orhan Tigin hit a great ball. If Gökhan Çalımbay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gökhan Çalımbay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Şensoy Tecer having to interfere. After 90 minutes, Basri Demir mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fenerbahçe and the Beşiktaş players grew even worse after the yellow card. Emran Ergenç fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arif Egemen Utkan having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Fenerbahçe's goal looked a bit too open when Emran Ergenç came free, but Arif Egemen Utkan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Beşiktaş eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.