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TRAKYA ARENA
Spectators: 7506 (Terracing: 5630, Seating: 1726, VIP seats: 150) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Arif Gaffar Selmi made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 9 minutes, Abdulaziz Tulum managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Safirspor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdulaziz Tulum was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Arif Gaffar Selmi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Safirspor's supporters rose to their feet, but Arif Gaffar Selmi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mehmet Emin Saffet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Gaffar Selmi in the 12th minute of play forced KIRKLARELİ SK's goalkeeper Mehmet Emin Saffet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A throw-in in the 13th minute of the game was made by Mustafa Necati Hanbeyi with Arif Gaffar Selmi as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After having played for 15 minutes, Abdulaziz Tulum managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Safirspor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abdulaziz Tulum was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kunter Toktuğ didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zülfü Özalpsan went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Mustafa Necati Hanbeyi's late challenge caught a KIRKLARELİ SK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mustafa Necati Hanbeyi helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of KIRKLARELİ SK booed when Safirspor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mustafa Necati Hanbeyi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Zülfü Özalpsan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Kunter Toktuğ came out and tried to block the shot, but Zülfü Özalpsan slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 26th minute. The audience was convinced that Zülfü Özalpsan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kunter Toktuğ was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Zülfü Özalpsan kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. If Ergincan Okanalp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 38 minutes into the match, Zülfü Özalpsan notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Safirspor's Kunter Toktuğ. Kunter Toktuğ was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 44 minutes into the match, Arif Gaffar Selmi notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of KIRKLARELİ SK's Mehmet Emin Saffet. Mehmet Emin Saffet was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arif Gaffar Selmi's late challenge caught a KIRKLARELİ SK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arif Gaffar Selmi helped the player get up and apologised. Arif Gaffar Selmi kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zülfü Özalpsan made a kick off. Abdulaziz Tulum fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehmet Emin Saffet having to interfere. In the 57th minute, Zülfü Özalpsan 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. Zülfü Özalpsan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kunter Toktuğ having to make a save. In the 62nd minute Zülfü Özalpsan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kunter Toktuğ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 67 minutes, Ergincan Okanalp managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KIRKLARELİ SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ergincan Okanalp was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Necat Akpınar in the 68th minute of play forced Safirspor's goalkeeper Kunter Toktuğ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The KIRKLARELİ SK fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when KIRKLARELİ SK's Zülfü Özalpsan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 76 minutes of play, KIRKLARELİ SK's Zülfü Özalpsan made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kunter Toktuğ was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kunter Toktuğ didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Zülfü Özalpsan went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. In the 86th minute, Zülfü Özalpsan made a precise shot to the right of Kunter Toktuğ. Safirspor's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-1. In the 89th minute, Ergincan Okanalp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Arif Gaffar Selmi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Safirspor's supporters rose to their feet, but Arif Gaffar Selmi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mehmet Emin Saffet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 97 minutes into the match, Zülfü Özalpsan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kunter Toktuğ. Safirspor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zülfü Özalpsan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-1.