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HAYRATLI STADYUM
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Erbatur Taşkın started the match with the kick off. DEV BİR TÜRK's Merih Ongul played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erbatur Taşkın in the 4th minute of play. In the 5th minute of the match ESENKENT SPOR got a corner. DEV BİR TÜRK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Sixto Caspe ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 7th minute Arif Nihat Albayrak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Merih Ongul saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute, ESENKENT SPOR's Giuseppe Gomes seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Giuseppe Gomes the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ESENKENT SPOR protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Giuseppe Gomes had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of DEV BİR TÜRK booed when ESENKENT SPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giuseppe Gomes didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Tarkan Parskan came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the DEV BİR TÜRK 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 Tarkan Parskan couldn't finish the play. Maksymilian Budrewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ediz Demircioğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Merih Ongul made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arif Nihat Albayrak in the 16th minute of play. Erik Björklund fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Merih Ongul having to interfere. Merih Ongul took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erbatur Taşkın, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Merih Ongul showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erbatur Taşkın, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Erbatur Taşkın fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Merih Ongul having to interfere. Erbatur Taşkın succeeded in the game's 38th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-2. Bedih Unat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Merih Ongul having to interfere. Arif Nihat Albayrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half ESENKENT SPOR were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After a defensive mix-up in DEV BİR TÜRK's zone, Erik Björklund stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Merih Ongul came out of the goal and Erik Björklund tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of DEV BİR TÜRK booed when ESENKENT SPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arif Nihat Albayrak didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of ESENKENT SPOR booed when DEV BİR TÜRK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saadettin Serhad didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Macit Özil managed to get in a good position for a shot. ESENKENT SPOR's supporters rose to their feet, but Macit Özil was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Merih Ongul breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vatan Acaralp during the 64th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to DEV BİR TÜRK getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Vatan Acaralp hit a great ball. Arif Nihat Albayrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Güngör User kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. After 72 minutes, Erbatur Taşkın made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. DEV BİR TÜRK's Merih Ongul tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Merih Ongul showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erbatur Taşkın in the 76th minute of the match. If Arif Nihat Albayrak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind DEV BİR TÜRK's goalkeeper Merih Ongul, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.