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Sivas
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Freddy Cordarrell made the kick off and thus started the match. Sivas's Cankut Apaydın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Freddy Cordarrell in the 4th minute of play. After 4 minutes, Battal Yörükoğlu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sivas and the Fenerbahçe players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sivas's Battal Yörükoğlu got a free kick in the 5th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Sivas's zone, Freddy Cordarrell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cankut Apaydın came out of the goal and Freddy Cordarrell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tuğrul Suhan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 10th minute of the match, but João Augusto Simões made a huge save. Gazanfer Yılma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gazanfer Yılma in the 15th minute of play forced Fenerbahçe's goalkeeper João Augusto Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. João Augusto Simões made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Tuğrul Suhan sent off a good shot on target. The Fenerbahçe fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when Fenerbahçe's Freddy Cordarrell 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 21st minute, Gazanfer Yılma left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sivas fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Korhan Şenal charged in rather forcefully in the 25th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Korhan Şenal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Korhan Şenal kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Sivas's Reşit Himmet got a free kick in the 28th minute. Gazanfer Yılma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 34 minutes, Mário Pinho mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Fenerbahçe and the Sivas players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 36th minute, Korhan Şenal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Freddy Cordarrell managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fenerbahçe's supporters rose to their feet, but Freddy Cordarrell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cankut Apaydın breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Tuğrul Suhan fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sivas's protests and gave Tuğrul Suhan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 42nd match minute, Sivas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tuğrul Suhan to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tuğrul Suhan got free with João Augusto Simões in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

João Augusto Simões showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tuğrul Suhan in the 51st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Korhan Şenal in the 54th minute of play forced Fenerbahçe's goalkeeper João Augusto Simões to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Freddy Cordarrell succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-2 in the 57th playminute. João Augusto Simões didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gazanfer Yılma went, in the 60th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Freddy Cordarrell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Cankut Apaydın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gazanfer Yılma sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Keramettin Erçetin lost his temper 79 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sivas fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 79th minute. Penalty! Dorival Alagoano walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. If Mário Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Battal Yörükoğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. João Augusto Simões tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Korhan Şenal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without João Augusto Simões having to interfere. In the 98th minute, Tuğrul Suhan made a precise shot to the right of João Augusto Simões. Fenerbahçe's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Fenerbahçe's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Sivas had won, even though Fenerbahçe had held more of the ball.