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AZDAVAY ARENA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kasım Eldemir made the kick off which started today's match. İshak Yağan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Ali Numan Bostancıoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Karakoyunlu's zone, Erim Kirmanşah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ali Numan Bostancıoğlu came out of the goal and Erim Kirmanşah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Karakoyunlu's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Tuna Bakanay 15 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-0. İshak Yağan struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Ali Numan Bostancıoğlu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AZDAVAY FC. İshak Yağans short, quick shot in the 21stth minute got Ali Numan Bostancıoğlu to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ali Numan Bostancıoğlu was out of position in the 24 minute of play, and Mustafa Necati İlyas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mustafa Necati İlyas really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. İshak Yağan in the 32ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ali Numan Bostancıoğlu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. İshak Yağan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Numan Bostancıoğlu having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Karakoyunlu's zone, İshak Yağan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ali Numan Bostancıoğlu came out of the goal and İshak Yağan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

In the 63rd minute Ali Numan Başarman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aras Bakkalbaşı saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ali Numan Bostancıoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İshak Yağan in the 64th minute of play. Kasım Eldemir charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kasım Eldemir the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of AZDAVAY FC booed when Karakoyunlu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kasım Eldemir didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by İshak Yağan in the 67th minute of play forced Karakoyunlu's goalkeeper Ali Numan Bostancıoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd minute, Aktuğ Vefik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers İshak Yağan in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ali Numan Bostancıoğlu saved Karakoyunlu from getting behind. Erim Kirmanşah fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Numan Bostancıoğlu having to interfere. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Karakoyunlu's goalkeeper Ali Numan Bostancıoğlu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 81st minute İshak Yağan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Numan Bostancıoğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that İshak Yağan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ali Numan Bostancıoğlu was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. When Mustafa Necati İlyas came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the AZDAVAY FC 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 Mustafa Necati İlyas couldn't finish the play. AZDAVAY FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.