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AKHİSAR ARENA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 7 minutes of play, Kumlu's Emir Ushan made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Şansal Katib was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bilge Sanal hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Şansal Katib showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deniz Adıgüzel, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Şansal Katib showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emir Ushan, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After 17 played minutes Kumlu got a freekick which was hit by Emir Ushan. When Semavi Pozan came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the AKHİSARSPOR 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 Semavi Pozan couldn't finish the play. Şansal Katib showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Emir Ushan in the 23rd minute of the match. 31 minutes into the game, Samim Dursunali threw the ball into play from the sideline. AKHİSARSPOR's Emir Açıkel quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 35th match minute, AKHİSARSPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kılıçalp Şaki to maneuver through the defense. 36 minutes into the game, Bilge Koçaslan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Şansal Katib was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dilmen Kurumer in the 41st minute of play forced AKHİSARSPOR's goalkeeper Şansal Katib to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 42 minutes into the match, AKHİSARSPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Emir Ushan came free, but Şansal Katib reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Kumlu's Emir Ushan got a free kick in the 43rd minute. 45 minutes into the game, Samim Dursunali was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kumlu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AKHİSARSPOR the free kick. In the 46th minute there was a penalty for AKHİSARSPOR. Emir Açıkel stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Affan Özbey. 1-2. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

In the 52nd minute, Kumlu's Bedirhan Kuyas ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Şansal Katib. Şansal Katib yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. Bilge Koçaslan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ayvaz Onat lost his temper 64 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 65 played minutes Kumlu got a freekick which was hit by Ayvaz Onat. In the 66th minute of the match Emir Açıkel sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Affan Özbey skillfully saved the ball. Bilge Koçaslan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Şansal Katib tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ahmet Arif Himmet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emir Açıkel might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Affan Özbey. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emir Açıkel ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Müjdat Okdağ in the 82nd minute of play forced Kumlu's goalkeeper Affan Özbey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 85th minute, Bilge Koçaslan 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 87th minute Müjdat Okdağ shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Affan Özbey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. AKHİSARSPOR's Semavi Pozan got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kumlu played a much better game than AKHİSARSPOR and deserved their victory. The AKHİSARSPOR players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.