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Kigi Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Berkant Başar got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Sultanbeyli booed when Kigi FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cengizhan Zekeriya didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Sultanbeyli booed when Kigi FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orbay Giryar didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 6 played minutes Sultanbeyli got a freekick which was hit by Tayyar Kırdar. After having played for 9 minutes, Aybek Kabakçı managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sultanbeyli's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aybek Kabakçı was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Şerif Bilgin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tevfik Özata, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Ercüment Başdaş received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Şerif Bilgin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tayyar Kırdar kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. 20 minutes into the match, Kigi FK's goal looked a bit too open when Berkant Başar came free, but Serter Bayar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 20 minutes of play, Sultanbeyli's Berkant Başar made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Serter Bayar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Tayyar Kırdar kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 27 minutes, Şerif Bilgin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Berkant Başar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Serter Bayar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 29 played minutes Kigi FK got a freekick which was hit by Orbay Giryar. In the 41st minute Tevfik Özata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şerif Bilgin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Serter Bayar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Berkant Başar in the 43rd minute of play. In the 44th match minute, Sultanbeyli was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Müslüm Sadak to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Tevfik Özata's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Şerif Bilgin was relentless in the 45th minute of the game. In the 46th minute, Ercüment Başdaş 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Tevfik Özata in the 55th minute of play forced Sultanbeyli's goalkeeper Şerif Bilgin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sultanbeyli's Müslüm Sadak managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Orbay Giryar in the 57 minute of the game. Serter Bayar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Berkant Başar in the 58th minute of play. In the 64th minute, Sultanbeyli's Cihan Demirman dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. Sultanbeyli made a substitution. Kerimhan Ciner replaced Berkant Başar. Sultanbeyli's Akil User was substituted for Tayyar Kırdar. With a little luck, Kigi FK's Serter Bayar got control of the ball when Kerimhan Ciner tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 72nd match minute, Sultanbeyli was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Müslüm Sadak to maneuver through the defense. Şerif Bilgin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tevfik Özata in the 78th minute of the match. After 78 minutes, Akil User mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sultanbeyli and the Kigi FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 78 played minutes Sultanbeyli got a freekick which was hit by Akil User. Şerif Bilgin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tevfik Özata, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Göksel Ulutekin took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Şerif Bilgin. Sultanbeyli's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Kigi FK booed when Sultanbeyli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kerimhan Ciner didn't get a good kick on the ball. The Sultanbeyli supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Sultanbeyli would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.