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HATAY ARENA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Serhat Yenisey kicked off to start the match. When Serhat Yenisey came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Hatayspor 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 Serhat Yenisey couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Kigi FK's Serter Bayar got control of the ball when Şerif Perver tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ercüment Öztan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ercüment Başdaş in the 6th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Hatayspor's goal looked a bit too open when Tevfik Özata came free, but Ercüment Öztan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Şerif Perver could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Serter Bayar made a huge save. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Ercüment Başdaş sped through Hatayspor's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ercüment Öztan. Serter Bayar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Rahman Aktay in the 21st minute. Serhat Yenisey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Serter Bayar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The attack was good, but when Şerif Perver in the 28th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 33rd minute, Kigi FK's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Şerif Perver fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Şerif Perver managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hatayspor's supporters rose to their feet, but Şerif Perver was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Serter Bayar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Serter Bayar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Şerif Perver in the 39th minute. Emirhan Yiğitcan's late challenge caught a Hatayspor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emirhan Yiğitcan helped the player get up and apologised. Emirhan Yiğitcan kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. A collision led to Kigi FK getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Emirhan Yiğitcan hit a great ball. Ekber Öznur's late challenge caught a Kigi FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ekber Öznur helped the player get up and apologised. After 47 played minutes Hatayspor got a freekick which was hit by Ekber Öznur. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tevfik Özata to make the kick off. Serter Bayar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şerif Perver in the 53rd minute of play. Ercüment Öztan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tevfik Özata in the 57th minute of the match. Emirhan Yiğitcan was shown his second yellow card after 58 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Emirhan Yiğitcan kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. Serter Bayar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Şerif Perver's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. Ercüment Başdaş recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Şerif Perver sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ercüment Başdaş received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Ercüment Öztan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ercüment Başdaş had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Şerif Perver fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Serter Bayar having to interfere. Ergin Er took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 85th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Serter Bayar. Kigi FK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Serter Bayar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Serhat Yenisey in the 88th minute of play. 91 minutes into the game, Ercüment Başdaş recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ercüment Öztan. Ercüment Başdaş showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. The Hatayspor supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Kigi FK's performance. The match ended with a win for Kigi FK.