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Tufanbeyli
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yavuz Selim Saraç started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Tufanbeyli's zone, Kamuran Akduman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Halil Can Sevgen came out of the goal and Kamuran Akduman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ahmet Danış Peker made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Utkan İlksen sent off a good shot on target. Hamdullah Hazlan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 14 minutes into the match, Ihsangazi's goalkeeper Ahmet Danış Peker had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Utkan İlksen. 18 minutes into the match, Tufanbeyli's goal looked a bit too open when Kamuran Akduman came free, but Halil Can Sevgen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Halil Can Sevgen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yavuz Selim Saraç went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Tufanbeyli's attentive Ahmet Bülent Tanberk managed to snatch the ball when Güral Akoğlu made a throw-in in the 27th minute of the game. If Ahmet Bülent Tanberk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 29th minute, Utkan İlksen ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ahmet Danış Peker was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Halil Can Sevgen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yavuz Selim Saraç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 38 minutes, Vatan Heybetli mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ihsangazi and the Tufanbeyli players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ihsangazi's Vatan Heybetli got a free kick in the 38th minute. With his leg Ahmet Danış Peker managed to avoid a goal in the 41stth minute, when Tufanbeyli's Utkan İlksen fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Halil Can Sevgen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yavuz Selim Saraç in the 45th minute of the match. Utkan İlksen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Utkan İlksen was the one to do the kick off. When Utkan İlksen came up free with the goalie in the 56th minute, the Tufanbeyli 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 Utkan İlksen couldn't finish the play. Ahmet Danış Peker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Utkan İlksen in the 58th minute of play. Serdar Turay hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. In the 70thth minute of the game Yavuz Selim Saraç who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tufanbeyli's Halil Can Sevgen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yavuz Selim Saraç in the 75th minute of play forced Tufanbeyli's goalkeeper Halil Can Sevgen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kamuran Akduman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Peyami Tozan lost his temper 82 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee gave Tufanbeyli a penalty, 85 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Utkan İlksen, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Ihsangazi's Ahmet Danış Peker. 2-1. Ihsangazi's Ahmet Danış Peker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hamdullah Hazlan in the 91st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ihsangazi's Yavuz Selim Saraç got a free kick in the 95th minute. If Utkan İlksen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.