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NİĞDE ARENA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Enver Vefakar took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Mugla getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Gökay Suhan hit a great ball. In the 4th minute, Semih Buğdaycı sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Mugla's Elias Hedbom didn't even have to move. The supporters of NİĞDESPOR booed when Mugla was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Batıhan Harmancı didn't get a good kick on the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Mugla's goalkeeper Elias Hedbom had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Semih Buğdaycı. Marcial Eufrasios short, quick shot in the 9thth minute got Elias Hedbom to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 11th minute Emil Barbăneagră shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Elias Hedbom saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute, Alptuğ Orkut hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Miki Dillmark showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bektaş Veli Malgır in the 17th minute of the match. If Marcial Eufrasio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mugla's Bektaş Veli Malgır couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 26th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for NİĞDESPOR. After a defensive mix-up in Mugla's zone, Marcial Eufrasio stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Elias Hedbom came out of the goal and Marcial Eufrasio tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mugla's Kaan Ulukaan got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After having played for 37 minutes, Marcial Eufrasio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. NİĞDESPOR's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marcial Eufrasio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Miki Dillmark didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kaan Ulukaan went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Emil Barbăneagră's late challenge caught a Mugla's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emil Barbăneagră helped the player get up and apologised. Emil Barbăneagră hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After the first half Mugla were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Emil Barbăneagră made a kick off. Elias Hedbom took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Emil Barbăneagră, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Elias Hedbom showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emil Barbăneagră in the 57th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Emil Barbăneagră managed to get in a good position for a shot. NİĞDESPOR's supporters rose to their feet, but Emil Barbăneagră was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elias Hedbom breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Enver Vefakar 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. Enver Vefakar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Miki Dillmark having to make a save. In the 70th match minute, NİĞDESPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mümtaz Sezal to maneuver through the defense. 72 minutes into the game, Kaan Olcaytug was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mugla's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NİĞDESPOR the free kick. Kaan Olcaytug hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. In the 73rd minute, Emil Barbăneagră 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. Kaan Olcaytug hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. In the 77th minute, Halil Can Ezrak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Miki Dillmark was a little too slow when Enver Vefakar got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 79th minute. The score was now 0-2. When Enver Vefakar came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Mugla 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 Enver Vefakar couldn't finish the play. Kaan Ulukaan struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Miki Dillmark didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mugla. After some careless play in the Mugla defense, Marcial Eufrasio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Elias Hedbom. The Mugla fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Elias Hedbom should have stopped the shot. After 88 played minutes NİĞDESPOR got a freekick which was hit by Saadettin Özakın. The crowd rose to their feet as Kaan Ulukaan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Miki Dillmark. That made the score 1-3 in the 89 minute of play. If Kaan Ulukaan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mugla's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.