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Ahıska Arena
Spectators: 7285 (Terracing: 5499, Seating: 1686, VIP seats: 100) Ümit Mutlugün started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Alphan Hacısalihoğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Abdulaziz Mutlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Hakkı Deniz Ersayın hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Cengiz Esenboğa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahıska FK's Ahmet Oğuz Göktepe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ümit Mutlugün in the 22nd minute of play. In the 23rd minute Alphan Hacısalihoğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdulaziz Mutlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Atabek Azer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of Ahıska FK booed when Saraybahce FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdullah Hizanlı didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Alphan Hacısalihoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the game, Sabahattin Kuddusi was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Saraybahce FK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ahıska FK the free kick. In the 34th match minute, Saraybahce FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sabahattin Kuddusi to maneuver through the defense. Saraybahce FK's Abdulaziz Mutlu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Saraybahce FK from getting a goal against them. Atabek Azer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abdulaziz Mutlu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gürkan Talaş in the 39th minute of play forced Saraybahce FK's goalkeeper Abdulaziz Mutlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Abdulaziz Mutlu managed to avoid a goal in the 40thth minute, when Ahıska FK's Alphan Hacısalihoğlu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Saraybahce FK's Ahmet Fikret Şahiner got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Atabek Azer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Abdulaziz Mutlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Alphan Hacısalihoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Alphan Hacısalihoğlu to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Ahıska FK's Gürkan Talaş got a free kick in the 52nd minute. If Ahmet Fikret Şahiner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 58th minute, Atabek Azer 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Alphan Hacısalihoğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ahıska FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Alphan Hacısalihoğlu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdulaziz Mutlu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Ümit Mutlugün managed to get in a good position for a shot. Saraybahce FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Ümit Mutlugün was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ahmet Oğuz Göktepe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alphan Hacısalihoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Atabek Azer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A hard shot by Yaşar Başesgioğlu from long distance, 74 minutes into the match, got Ahmet Oğuz Göktepe's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After 75 played minutes Ahıska FK got a freekick which was hit by Lucjan Brychczy. The audience was convinced that Alphan Hacısalihoğlu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abdulaziz Mutlu was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. If Alphan Hacısalihoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 92nd minute, Gürkan Talaş hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cengiz Esenboğa scored 1-0 in the 95th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abdulaziz Mutlu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.