League

Yatagan Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Yatagan FK's Berat Tümen started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Haşim Kavi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdulbaki Korur got free with Mehmet Emrah Adal in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mehmet Emrah Adal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berat Tümen, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind MERSİN SK's goalkeeper Mehmet Emrah Adal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 25 minutes into the match, Yatagan FK's goal looked a bit too open when Haşim Kavi came free, but Yavuz Selim Kıncal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Berat Tümen in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mehmet Emrah Adal saved MERSİN SK from getting behind. If Berat Tümen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Yatagan FK's Yavuz Selim Kıncal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mirza Eyüpoğlu in the 36th minute of play. When the match clock showed 38 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Haşim Kavi sped through Yatagan FK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Yavuz Selim Kıncal. In the 41st minute, Mirza Eyüpoğlu 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. Mehmet Emrah Adal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Berat Tümen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 48 minutes of play, MERSİN SK's Mirza Eyüpoğlu made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yavuz Selim Kıncal was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

61 minutes into the match, Yatagan FK's Abdulbaki Korur sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mehmet Emrah Adal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 63 played minutes, Yatagan FK's Arcan Aköz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mehmet Emrah Adal 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 Yatagan FK reached it. Abdulbaki Korur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Mehmet Emrah Adal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 67 played minutes MERSİN SK got a freekick which was hit by Baki Şeref. When Abdulbaki Korur came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Yatagan FK 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 Abdulbaki Korur couldn't finish the play. Mehmet Emrah Adal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdulbaki Korur, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Mehmet Emrah Adal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Berat Tümen in the 72nd minute of the match. Mehmet Emrah Adal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zeynel Akbel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, MERSİN SK's goal looked a bit too open when Abdulbaki Korur came free, but Mehmet Emrah Adal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yavuz Selim Kıncal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mirza Eyüpoğlu in the 79th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mahir Buyrukalp in the 83rd minute of play forced MERSİN SK's goalkeeper Mehmet Emrah Adal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mehmet Emrah Adal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdulbaki Korur, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. Mehmet Emrah Adal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Berat Tümen in the 91st minute of the match. A collision led to Yatagan FK getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Ilgaz Özdamar hit a great ball. In the 97th minute Berat Tümen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mehmet Emrah Adal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. MERSİN SK walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.