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21 Eylül Stadyumu
Spectators: 7467 (Terracing: 5601, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vatan Atik took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Bülent Balabey left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TABİPLER BİRLİĞİ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Okur SK's Adil Ruşeni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bülent Balabey in the 15th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Okur SK's Vahap Kırgız nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jonathan Björkman made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Ali Faruk Cantekin charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ali Faruk Cantekin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ali Faruk Cantekin kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. A hard shot by Alptuğ Bakırhan from long distance, 21 minutes into the match, got Jonathan Björkman's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After 23 played minutes TABİPLER BİRLİĞİ got a freekick which was hit by Kadir Saik. Ragıp Yiğitoğlu's late challenge caught a TABİPLER BİRLİĞİ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ragıp Yiğitoğlu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 25th minute, Ragıp Yiğitoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by Okur SK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Alim Dafi was slow to take the kick. During this time TABİPLER BİRLİĞİ's players had a chance to rest. Balamir Özdek hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Okur SK defense, Columbo Tormes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Adil Ruşeni. The Okur SK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Adil Ruşeni should have stopped the shot. When Columbo Tormes came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the TABİPLER BİRLİĞİ 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 Columbo Tormes couldn't finish the play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Columbo Tormes was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 56 minutes, Columbo Tormes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TABİPLER BİRLİĞİ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Columbo Tormes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Columbo Tormes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adil Ruşeni having to interfere. 64 minutes into the match, TABİPLER BİRLİĞİ's goal looked a bit too open when Vahap Kırgız came free, but Jonathan Björkman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Columbo Tormes notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Okur SK's Adil Ruşeni. Adil Ruşeni was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Okur SK's zone, Bülent Balabey stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adil Ruşeni came out of the goal and Bülent Balabey tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 71 minutes into the match, Bülent Balabey had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Adil Ruşeni. Okur SK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bülent Balabey was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Bülent Balabey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Adil Ruşeni having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Columbo Tormes managed to get in a good position for a shot. TABİPLER BİRLİĞİ's supporters rose to their feet, but Columbo Tormes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Adil Ruşeni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 79 minutes into the match, Okur SK's goalkeeper Adil Ruşeni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Columbo Tormes. Adil Ruşeni was a little too slow when Columbo Tormes got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 82nd minute. The score was now 1-6. When Bülent Balabey fell near the penalty area in the 85th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TABİPLER BİRLİĞİ's protests and gave Bülent Balabey a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to TABİPLER BİRLİĞİ getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Bülent Balabey hit a great ball. With a little luck, Okur SK's Adil Ruşeni got control of the ball when Columbo Tormes tried to sneak it across the goal line. Okur SK's Adil Ruşeni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Okur SK from getting a goal against them. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. TABİPLER BİRLİĞİ had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.