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Spectators: 7504 (Terracing: 5629, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cezmi Şanlı made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Sivasspor booed when Aris Fc was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Hasan Tolgan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erhun Dilsaz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Merih Yiğit read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. Erhun Dilsaz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Merih Yiğit made a huge save. After 14 played minutes, Sivasspor's Hasan Ali Girgin shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ekrem Balkanlı 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 Sivasspor reached it. Ekrem Balkanlı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdurrahim Tayfur, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Abdurrahim Tayfur notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Aris Fc's Ekrem Balkanlı. Ekrem Balkanlı was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Mirkelam Vecdet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Merih Yiğit showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Levent Mürsel in the 26th minute of the match. Ekrem Balkanlı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mirkelam Vecdet, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Ekrem Balkanlı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nizam Sevimli, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. If Levent Mürsel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Aris Fc players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Sivasspor were winning 0-1.

Cezmi Şanlı's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ekrem Balkanlı firmly grabbed it by the left post. Timur Uzay kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Nizam Sevimli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ekrem Balkanlı having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Abdurrahim Tayfur kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ekrem Balkanlı. That made the score 0-2 in the 63 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Berat Özaydın during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 72nd match minute, Sivasspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Berat Özaydın to maneuver through the defense. Ekrem Balkanlı made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mirkelam Vecdet in the 73rd minute of play. After 75 minutes, Songur Uçarer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sivasspor and the Aris Fc players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 75 played minutes Sivasspor got a freekick which was hit by Songur Uçarer. The supporters of Aris Fc booed when Sivasspor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mirkelam Vecdet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ekrem Balkanlı was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Abdurrahim Tayfur showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 81 minute of play. Ekrem Balkanlı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cezmi Şanlı, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 91st minute of the match, Berat Özaydın tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ekrem Balkanlı saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Merih Yiğit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Levent Mürsel, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Mirkelam Vecdet kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match. The Aris Fc fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sivasspor were clearly better and deserved to take the win.