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Kaplan Arena
Spectators: 7327 (Terracing: 5500, Seating: 1727, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Deniz Gulabi got the match started through his kick off. When Yağızhan Açıkgöz fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored MalatyaSpor's protests and gave Yağızhan Açıkgöz a yellow card for diving instead. Harran's Mahmut Hedef played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deniz Gulabi in the 11th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, MalatyaSpor's goal looked a bit too open when Yenal Mengüç came free, but Gökçe Şemsifer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 14th match minute, Harran was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yenal Mengüç to maneuver through the defense. Yağızhan Açıkgöz kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. MalatyaSpor's Yağızhan Açıkgöz got his second yellow card of the match in the 24th minute. The referee ordered Yağızhan Açıkgöz off the ground. MalatyaSpor's Gökçe Şemsifer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yenal Mengüç in the 26th minute of play. Gürhan Koyak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Deniz Gulabi came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the MalatyaSpor 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 Deniz Gulabi couldn't finish the play. Orhan Veli Tanbey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Deniz Gulabi hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. 46 minutes into the match, Orhan Veli Tanbey had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gökçe Şemsifer. MalatyaSpor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Orhan Veli Tanbey was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Afşar Ergönül stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Orhan Veli Tanbey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gökçe Şemsifer having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sufi Ortun in the 68th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mahmut Hedef prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Abdullatif Batüralp's late challenge caught a Harran's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Abdullatif Batüralp helped the player get up and apologised. 71 minutes into the game, one of MalatyaSpor:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 74th minute, Orhan Veli Tanbey 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. Orhan Veli Tanbey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gökçe Şemsifer having to interfere. Abdullatif Batüralp hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. When Gürhan Koyak came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Harran 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 Gürhan Koyak couldn't finish the play. Sufi Ortun took the ball and in the 85 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mahmut Hedef. Mahmut Hedef dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. The supporters of Harran booed when MalatyaSpor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 88 match minutes in a wonderful position. Deniz Gulabi didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Afşar Ergönül from long distance, 89 minutes into the match, got Gökçe Şemsifer's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. MalatyaSpor's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Yenal Mengüç 93 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-4.