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Korucuk Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Şeray Sadan made the kick off which started today's match. A collision led to Yalova getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Ahmet Hakan Neşat hit a great ball. 4 minutes into the game, Akşemseddin Baykır was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Yalova's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KorucukSpor FK the free kick. After 4 played minutes Yalova got a freekick which was hit by Akşemseddin Baykır. Ergincan Batır received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Mustafa Emrah Alkım tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Şeray Sadan came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Yalova 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 Şeray Sadan couldn't finish the play. When KorucukSpor FK's Bumin Ulukan in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Yalova's goalie prevented a goal. When İskender Kutam fell near the penalty area in the 21st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored KorucukSpor FK's protests and gave İskender Kutam a yellow card for diving instead. In the 24th minute, Ergincan Batır 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. Mustafa Emrah Alkım made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ergincan Batır in the 26th minute of play. Hamdi Bucuk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ferid Kabadayı in the 28th minute. With a little luck, Yalova's Hamdi Bucuk got control of the ball when Ferid Kabadayı tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 32ndth minute of the game Şeray Sadan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KorucukSpor FK's Mustafa Emrah Alkım was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Şeray Sadan in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mustafa Emrah Alkım saved KorucukSpor FK from getting behind. Yalova's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Mevlüt Mertkan in the 37th minute. Ergincan Batır sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bumin Ulukan to make the kick off. Hamdi Bucuk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferid Kabadayı in the 52nd minute of the match. Şeray Sadan was extremely unlucky when he, in the 56th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Şeray Sadan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 64thth minute of the game Şeray Sadan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KorucukSpor FK's Mustafa Emrah Alkım was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mustafa Emrah Alkım made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Ergincan Batır sent off a good shot on target. Hamdi Bucuk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bumin Ulukan, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. KorucukSpor FK's Mustafa Emrah Alkım played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şeray Sadan in the 69th minute of play. After some careless play in the KorucukSpor FK defense, Ergincan Batır kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mustafa Emrah Alkım. The KorucukSpor FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mustafa Emrah Alkım should have stopped the shot. Ferid Kabadayı recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Şeray Sadan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Mustafa Emrah Alkım came out and tried to block the shot, but Şeray Sadan slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 84th minute. A collision led to Yalova getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Akşemseddin Baykır hit a great ball. 91 minutes had been played when some careless play by Yalova's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Müjdat Sarif was slow to take the kick. During this time KorucukSpor FK's players had a chance to rest. Mustafa Emrah Alkım took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şeray Sadan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.