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Menemen Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Ömer Rıza Akad started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Uslanmaz's Abayhan Yengi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save Uslanmaz from getting a goal against them. Davut Kabil struck a weak shot in the 4th minute. Abayhan Yengi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Menemen JK. Tuğrul Ankara showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erhan Uçkan in the 13th minute of the match. 15 minutes into the match, Menemen JK's Ömer Rıza Akad sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abayhan Yengi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Uslanmaz's Abayhan Yengi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ömer Rıza Akad in the 19th minute of play. In the 20thth minute of the game Erhan Uçkan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Menemen JK's Tuğrul Ankara was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Ömer Rıza Akad managed to get in a good position for a shot. Menemen JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Ömer Rıza Akad was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abayhan Yengi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Menemen JK's goalkeeper Tuğrul Ankara, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Uslanmaz's Erhan Uçkan got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Erhan Uçkan struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Tuğrul Ankara didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Uslanmaz. Tuğrul Ankara showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Asım Ahioğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Davut Kabil struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Abayhan Yengi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Menemen JK. Davut Kabil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Abayhan Yengi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Erhan Uçkan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Uslanmaz's Abayhan Yengi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ömer Rıza Akad in the 56th minute of play. Fethi Öksal charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fethi Öksal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 61 played minutes Menemen JK got a freekick which was hit by Fethi Öksal. Erhan Uçkan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Tuğrul Ankara tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Davut Kabil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abayhan Yengi having to interfere. When Gürel Sertaçgil fell near the penalty area in the 67th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Uslanmaz's protests and gave Gürel Sertaçgil a yellow card for diving instead. In the 67th match minute, Uslanmaz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gürel Sertaçgil to maneuver through the defense. 68 minutes into the match, Uslanmaz's goal looked a bit too open when Davut Kabil came free, but Abayhan Yengi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Akşemseddin Göçmen took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 71st minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Abayhan Yengi. Uslanmaz's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 72nd match minute, Uslanmaz was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bedir Akmaner to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Davut Kabil in the 74th minute of play forced Uslanmaz's goalkeeper Abayhan Yengi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tuğrul Ankara was out of position in the 77 minute of play, and Erhan Uçkan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Erhan Uçkan really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Erol Bayer's late challenge caught a Uslanmaz's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erol Bayer helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Uslanmaz booed when Menemen JK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erol Bayer didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 86th minute of the match Rasim Tardu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tuğrul Ankara skillfully saved the ball. When Erhan Uçkan fell near the penalty area in the 89th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Uslanmaz's protests and gave Erhan Uçkan a yellow card for diving instead. After 89 played minutes Uslanmaz got a freekick which was hit by Erhan Uçkan. In the 90th minute, Gürel Sertaçgil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Berkan Yazıcıoğlu was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 91st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Ömer Rıza Akad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abayhan Yengi having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Davut Kabil's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Abayhan Yengi was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Davut Kabil in the 97th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abayhan Yengi saved Uslanmaz from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Menemen JK had won after a very even match.