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Arteka Arena
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Suphi Sancar made the kick off which started today's match. Işıkalp Balkar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Bedri Selil in the 8th minute of play. Ahmet Nafiz Hanönü sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 11 minutes into the match, Arteka FC's goal looked a bit too open when Mümtaz Şahtürk came free, but Fikret Erbaş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Işıkalp Balkar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Bedri Selil in the 12th minute of the match. After 18 played minutes Arteka FC got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Nafiz Hanönü. Mümtaz Şahtürk charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mümtaz Şahtürk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mümtaz Şahtürk kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Işıkalp Balkar stood somewhat misplaced when Ahmet Bedri Selil came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 21 minute. Işıkalp Balkar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ahmet Bedri Selil went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Ahmet Nafiz Hanönü managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arteka FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmet Nafiz Hanönü was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Işıkalp Balkar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Ahmet Bedri Selil's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Işıkalp Balkar was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Siteler SK's Vedat Hasanbeyli got a free kick in the 31st minute. After a rather tough play, Siteler SK's Mümtaz Şahtürk got a free kick in the 39th minute. Abuzer Birtan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Abuzer Birtan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The supporters of Siteler SK booed when Arteka FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Nafiz Hanönü didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Vedat Hasanbeyli managed to get in a good position for a shot. Siteler SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Vedat Hasanbeyli was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fikret Erbaş breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Ahmet Nafiz Hanönü had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th minute Ahmet Bedri Selil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Işıkalp Balkar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmet Nafiz Hanönü fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Işıkalp Balkar having to interfere. Ahmet Nafiz Hanönü fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Işıkalp Balkar having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kutlualp Bozyiğit got free with Fikret Erbaş in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Arteka FC's zone, Kutlualp Bozyiğit stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fikret Erbaş came out of the goal and Kutlualp Bozyiğit tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 74th minute, Berkant Sefa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute, Abuzer Birtan 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. Fikret Erbaş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mümtaz Şahtürk in the 87th minute of play. Fikret Erbaş showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Suphi Sancar, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Hakkı Ülgenalp's late challenge caught a Siteler SK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hakkı Ülgenalp helped the player get up and apologised. After 94 played minutes, Siteler SK's Vedat Hasanbeyli shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Fikret Erbaş 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 Siteler SK reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Bedri Selil in the 95th minute of play forced Siteler SK's goalkeeper Işıkalp Balkar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 97th minute, Siteler SK's Suphi Sancar ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fikret Erbaş. Fikret Erbaş yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1.