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Spectators: 7190 (Terracing: 5394, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 143) Mehmet Osman Uçuk took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 6th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Varol Şirzat. Alsancak's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Varol Şirzat made an important save on a dangerous shot by Birsel Genişyürek in the 7th minute. Ahmet Hafiz İltekin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 11th play minute Birsel Genişyürek came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Varol Şirzat. 1-0. If Birsel Genişyürek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of Trabzonspor booed when Alsancak was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uğuralp Tekcan didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Aykut Ongel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Trabzonspor defense, Aykut Ongel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Abdi Saygın Naşit. The Trabzonspor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Abdi Saygın Naşit should have stopped the shot. When Alsancak's Suavi Arkın in the 32nd minute got a chance for a shot 32nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Trabzonspor's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Suavi Arkın in the 36th minute of play forced Trabzonspor's goalkeeper Abdi Saygın Naşit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39thth minute of the game Aykut Ongel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Trabzonspor's Abdi Saygın Naşit was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Mehmet Osman Uçuk tried in the 51st minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Abdi Saygın Naşit a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 2-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Birsel Genişyürek in the 57th minute of play forced Alsancak's goalkeeper Varol Şirzat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th match minute, Alsancak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erkin Uygu to maneuver through the defense. After 65 played minutes Alsancak got a freekick which was hit by Aykut Ongel. In the 69thth minute of the game Ahmet Hafiz İltekin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alsancak's Varol Şirzat was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Suavi Arkın received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Abdi Saygın Naşit tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 73 minutes into the match, Trabzonspor's Ahmet Hafiz İltekin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Varol Şirzat narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In a very dangerous position, a player in Alsancak fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 75th minute. Penalty! Varol Şirzat went to the wrong direction when Ahmet Çağrı Taceddin was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After 79 played minutes Alsancak got a freekick which was hit by Erkin Uygu. After some careless play in the Alsancak defense, Ahmet Hafiz İltekin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Varol Şirzat. The Alsancak fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Varol Şirzat should have stopped the shot. Yavuz Sayrak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Birsel Genişyürek came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Trabzonspor 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 Birsel Genişyürek couldn't finish the play. In the 90th minute, Ahmet Hafiz İltekin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ahmet Hafiz İltekin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 97th minute. Varol Şirzat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.