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İzmit İsmet Paşa
Spectators: 7538 (Terracing: 5655, Seating: 1733, VIP seats: 150) Ayberk Teber made the kick off and thus started the match. After a rather tough play, Denizlispor's Ahmet Koralp İzgü got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Habib Akgüneş showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Battal Gazi Olgunay, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 13th minute, Yahya Kemal Palabıyık hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 14 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Kocaelispor's Battal Gazi Olgunay fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Denizlispor's Yahya Kemal Palabıyık got a free kick in the 16th minute. When Ahmet Koralp İzgü came up free with the goalie in the 22nd minute, the Denizlispor 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 Ahmet Koralp İzgü couldn't finish the play. After having played for 24 minutes, Ahmet Koralp İzgü managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Denizlispor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmet Koralp İzgü was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. İlkan Davutoğlu struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Okaner Taran didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Denizlispor. Yahya Kemal Palabıyık kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. İlkan Davutoğlu charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed İlkan Davutoğlu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Denizlispor getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. İlkan Davutoğlu hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yahya Kemal Palabıyık during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Denizlispor's Yahya Kemal Palabıyık got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 34th minute, Battal Gazi Olgunay 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. After 36 played minutes, Denizlispor's Baycan Özarkın shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Okaner Taran came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Denizlispor reached it. Ahmet Koralp İzgü fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Okaner Taran having to interfere. After 44 minutes, Ayberk Teber mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Denizlispor and the Kocaelispor players grew even worse after the yellow card.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Battal Gazi Olgunay to make the kick off. Basri Aköz made a great header on Kocaelispor's corner, it was just that Denizlispor's Habib Akgüneş managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 66th match minute, Denizlispor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İlkan Davutoğlu to maneuver through the defense. After 67 played minutes, Kocaelispor's Şaban Yaban shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Habib Akgüneş came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kocaelispor reached it. When İlkan Davutoğlu was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 68 minutes had been played. After 68 played minutes Denizlispor got a freekick which was hit by İlkan Davutoğlu. Yahya Kemal Palabıyık received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Okaner Taran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 80 minutes into the match, Denizlispor's goal looked a bit too open when Battal Gazi Olgunay came free, but Habib Akgüneş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Habib Akgüneş took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Battal Gazi Olgunay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Habib Akgüneş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Battal Gazi Olgunay in the 86th minute of play. Denizlispor's Habib Akgüneş played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Battal Gazi Olgunay in the 88th minute of play. Melih Cevdet Baltacı sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Battal Gazi Olgunay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Habib Akgüneş was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Denizlispor's Habib Akgüneş played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Battal Gazi Olgunay in the 93rd minute of play. 98 minutes in the game Hamdullah Okatan got a great opportunity which he missed by shooting outside the goal. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.