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Alapli Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Karadeniz Yıldıray took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Hatemi Argün had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Seyhan Zihni. Alapli JK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hatemi Argün was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After having played for 7 minutes, Karadeniz Yıldıray managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. erzurum sk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karadeniz Yıldıray was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 10 minutes into the match, Karadeniz Yıldıray had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Seyhan Zihni. Alapli JK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Karadeniz Yıldıray was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Alapli JK's goalkeeper Seyhan Zihni, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Alapli JK's Seyhan Zihni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karadeniz Yıldıray in the 16th minute of play. In the 20th minute Karadeniz Yıldıray shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Seyhan Zihni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Can Ekinoğlu in the 22nd minute of play forced Alapli JK's goalkeeper Seyhan Zihni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When erzurum sk's Karadeniz Yıldıray in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Alapli JK's goalie prevented a goal. In the 30th minute Karadeniz Yıldıray shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Seyhan Zihni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Seyhan Zihni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Can Ekinoğlu in the 32nd minute of the match. After 38th play minutes Karadeniz Yıldıray shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Seyhan Zihni and just under the crossbar into goal. Karadeniz Yıldıray fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Seyhan Zihni having to interfere. Karadeniz Yıldıray received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Seyhan Zihni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hatemi Argün struck a weak shot in the 46th minute. Seyhan Zihni didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for erzurum sk. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Reha Seha to make the kick off. Karadeniz Yıldıray recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Can Ekinoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karadeniz Yıldıray fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Seyhan Zihni having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, Fazlı Zişan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Karadeniz Yıldıray's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Seyhan Zihni was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Alapli JK's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Karadeniz Yıldıray 77 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-4. Seyhan Zihni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karadeniz Yıldıray, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alapli JK's Seyhan Zihni proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Alapli JK from getting a goal against them. After having played for 94 minutes, Can Ekinoğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. erzurum sk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Can Ekinoğlu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alapli JK's Seyhan Zihni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Karadeniz Yıldıray in the 96th minute of play. When the match was over erzurum sk could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Alapli JK throughout the match.