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Balya
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 7 minutes into the match, Sakarya FC's goal looked a bit too open when Behram Şikel came free, but Çakabey Özçin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th minute, Şükrü Bakırcıoğlu 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. Şükrü Bakırcıoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 13 minutes, Ersan Ulukut mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sakarya FC and the Dumlupinar SK players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Dumlupinar SK booed when Sakarya FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ersan Ulukut didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Behram Şikel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Behram Şikel came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Dumlupinar SK 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 Behram Şikel couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Dumlupinar SK's Gencal Şimşek got control of the ball when Şükrü Bakırcıoğlu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Şükrü Bakırcıoğlu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Gencal Şimşek made a huge save. In the 39th minute, Şükrü Bakırcıoğlu 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. Çakır Özok struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Çakabey Özçin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dumlupinar SK. An unexpectedly hard shot by Çakır Özok in the 45th minute of play forced Sakarya FC's goalkeeper Çakabey Özçin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Çakır Özok struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Çakabey Özçin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dumlupinar SK. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Tevfik Boysel made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şükrü Bakırcıoğlu in the 62nd minute of play forced Dumlupinar SK's goalkeeper Gencal Şimşek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dumlupinar SK's goalkeeper Gencal Şimşek, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gencal Şimşek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şükrü Bakırcıoğlu in the 71st minute of the match. After 78 minutes, Tevfik Boysel made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Dumlupinar SK's Gencal Şimşek tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Gencal Şimşek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tevfik Boysel, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the match, Dumlupinar SK's goal looked a bit too open when Şükrü Bakırcıoğlu came free, but Gencal Şimşek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dumlupinar SK's Gencal Şimşek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tevfik Boysel in the 84th minute of play. Çakır Özok could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Çakabey Özçin made a huge save. Gencal Şimşek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şükrü Bakırcıoğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Çakabey Özçin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Behram Şikel's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Sakarya FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Dumlupinar SK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.