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Meriç Arena
Spectators: 7495 (Terracing: 5622, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Oktay Gerdaneri got the match started through his kick off. When FC MERİÇ's Azmi Atabek, in the 5th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for FC MERİÇ. After a rather tough play, Nakkastepe's Şevket Başkur got a free kick in the 7th minute. Ertaç Hurmacı came out of the goal in the 11th minute to try and stop a shot by Nakkastepe's Şenel Başöz. But to his dismay, Şenel Başöz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. When Hamit Tecimen fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Nakkastepe's protests and gave Hamit Tecimen a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of FC MERİÇ booed when Nakkastepe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamit Tecimen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ertaç Hurmacı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şenel Başöz, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. If Azmi Atabek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ertaç Hurmacı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şenel Başöz in the 23rd minute of the match. Şenel Başöz struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Ertaç Hurmacı didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nakkastepe. Ertaç Hurmacı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Oktay Gerdaneri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Oktay Gerdaneri struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Ertaç Hurmacı didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nakkastepe. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şenel Başöz in the 31st minute of play forced FC MERİÇ's goalkeeper Ertaç Hurmacı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Azmi Atabek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hayri Cenker was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. FC MERİÇ's Azmi Atabek got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Nakkastepe booed when FC MERİÇ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Danış Kayaer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Azmi Atabek to make the kick off. Azmi Atabek blasted a shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hayri Cenker having to make a save. When FC MERİÇ's Azmi Atabek in 53 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Hayri Cenker guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Azmi Atabek in the 55th minute of play forced Nakkastepe's goalkeeper Hayri Cenker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nakkastepe's Şenel Başöz got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Azmi Atabek came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the FC MERİÇ 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 Azmi Atabek couldn't finish the play. When Aybek Tozan fell near the penalty area in the 66th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC MERİÇ's protests and gave Aybek Tozan a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to FC MERİÇ getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Aybek Tozan hit a great ball. Şenel Başöz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ertaç Hurmacı having to interfere. Kuzey Titiz's late challenge caught a Nakkastepe's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kuzey Titiz helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Nakkastepe booed when FC MERİÇ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kuzey Titiz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Oktay Gerdaneri did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised Ertaç Hurmacı 89 minutes into the match. Azmi Atabek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hayri Cenker having to interfere. Şenel Başöz charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Şenel Başöz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Nakkastepe's Şenel Başöz got a free kick in the 96th minute. When the match was over Nakkastepe could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than FC MERİÇ throughout the match.