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Nevruz Arena
Spectators: 7223 (Terracing: 5419, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Necmi Taycan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Nevruz's Özcan Özyuva played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Refik Halit Ferikoğlu in the 7th minute of play. After having played for 8 minutes, Refik Halit Ferikoğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ückuyular's supporters crossed their fingers, but Refik Halit Ferikoğlu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 11 played minutes Ückuyular got a freekick which was hit by Refik Halit Ferikoğlu. An unexpected shot in the 12th minute by Necmi Taycan got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 14th minute, Halil Utku Erencan 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. In the 20th minute, Refik Halit Ferikoğlu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Özcan Özyuva was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 24th minute of the match Boğaç Ergüven shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Özcan Özyuva showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Abdulkerim Erez took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Özcan Özyuva. Özcan Özyuva dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Özcan Özyuva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Refik Halit Ferikoğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Özcan Özyuva showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdulkerim Erez, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. When the match clock showed 48 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Abdulkerim Erez sped through Nevruz's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Özcan Özyuva. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-4.

56 minutes into the game, Olcay Bera was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ückuyular's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Nevruz the free kick. A collision led to Ückuyular getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Olcay Bera hit a great ball. The audience held their breath when Halil Utku Erencan in the 58th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the İhsan Taşel's left hand side. Abdulkerim Erez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Özcan Özyuva having to interfere. Abdulkerim Erezs short, quick shot in the 64thth minute got Özcan Özyuva to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 66th minute, Refik Halit Ferikoğlu 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 having played for 69 minutes, Refik Halit Ferikoğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ückuyular's supporters crossed their fingers, but Refik Halit Ferikoğlu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Refik Halit Ferikoğlu in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Özcan Özyuva saved Nevruz from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gökmen Terzi during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Ückuyular getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Gökmen Terzi hit a great ball. 78 minutes into the match, Ückuyular's goal looked a bit too open when Ecevit Kayrar came free, but İhsan Taşel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 80 minutes Ückuyular's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Aziz Pekant who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Nevruz's Aziz Pekant to fire away a dangerous shot which İhsan Taşel despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. If Abdulkerim Erez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Baturalp Subutay managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nevruz's supporters rose to their feet, but Baturalp Subutay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. İhsan Taşel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Necmi Taycan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Özcan Özyuva took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Refik Halit Ferikoğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Özcan Özyuva made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Abdulkerim Erez sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Nevruz's zone, Refik Halit Ferikoğlu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Özcan Özyuva came out of the goal and Refik Halit Ferikoğlu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Baturalp Subutay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without İhsan Taşel having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Ückuyular left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Nevruz.