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Sivas
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Aykutalp Şafakgün started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. If Yasin Pekalp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 7 minutes, Ertunç Kızıl mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sivas and the 1923 Çarşambaspor players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ertunç Kızıl hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. 9 minutes into the match, Sivas's goal looked a bit too open when Arcan Yağan came free, but Erhun Tozun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Sivas's Mustafa Numan Özden got a free kick in the 10th minute. Erhun Tozun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arcan Yağan in the 13th minute of the match. Gazanfer Özcan Niyazi hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Mustafa Numan Özden's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Sabri Tongal firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience was convinced that Aykutalp Şafakgün's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erhun Tozun was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. In the 25th minute of the match, Mustafa Numan Özden got a very nice opportunity to score, but Sabri Tongal was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Aykutalp Şafakgün sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sabri Tongal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gazanfer Özcan Niyazi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to 1923 Çarşambaspor getting a freekick after 32 minutes play. Göktan Tunçbay hit a great ball. In the 41st minute Gazanfer Özcan Niyazi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sabri Tongal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Göktan Tunçbay hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Gazanfer Özcan Niyazi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sabri Tongal was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Sivas's Mustafa Numan Özden got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gazanfer Özcan Niyazi to make the kick off. A collision led to 1923 Çarşambaspor getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Şamil Kapsam hit a great ball. After having played for 59 minutes, Gazanfer Özcan Niyazi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sivas's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gazanfer Özcan Niyazi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Sabri Tongal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustafa Numan Özden in the 61st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gazanfer Özcan Niyazi in the 68th minute of play forced 1923 Çarşambaspor's goalkeeper Sabri Tongal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Gazanfer Özcan Niyazi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Sivas getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Mustafa Numan Özden hit a great ball. Sabri Tongal came out of the goal in the 82nd minute to try and stop a shot by Sivas's Mustafa Numan Özden. But to his dismay, Mustafa Numan Özden quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 88th minute Mustafa Numan Özden shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sabri Tongal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 90 played minutes, Sivas's Ergün Yurdaer shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sabri Tongal 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 Sivas reached it. When Şamil Kapsam fell near the penalty area in the 91st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored 1923 Çarşambaspor's protests and gave Şamil Kapsam a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Sivas booed when 1923 Çarşambaspor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Şamil Kapsam didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sabri Tongal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Numan Özden in the 92nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Sivas's Abdullatif Yumlu got a free kick in the 96th minute. The audience was convinced that Mustafa Numan Özden's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sabri Tongal was relentless in the 98th minute of the game. The Sivas support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.