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Şükrü Saracoğlu
Spectators: 7223 (Terracing: 5419, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Melih Cevdet Onkal took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Varzob's Volkan Metehan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that İsrafil Erbelgin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Melih Cevdet Onkal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Meriç Batırhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Melih Cevdet Onkal in the 28th minute of the match. If Melih Cevdet Onkal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st match minute, Varzob was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Feridun Başkara to maneuver through the defense. 32 minutes into the game, Hazım Beşir cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Meriç Batırhan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Varzob's Meriç Batırhan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melih Cevdet Onkal in the 36th minute of play. After having played for 42 minutes, Melih Cevdet Onkal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bahceköy's supporters crossed their fingers, but Melih Cevdet Onkal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Hazım Beşir took the ball and in the 43 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Meriç Batırhan. Meriç Batırhan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. After 46 played minutes Varzob got a freekick which was hit by Kuddusî İmamoğlu. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Volkan Metehan to make the kick off. Meriç Batırhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Melih Cevdet Onkal, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Meriç Batırhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hazım Beşir in the 53rd minute of play. Meriç Batırhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Melih Cevdet Onkal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Melih Cevdet Onkal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Meriç Batırhan was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. If Necip Tacik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Volkan Metehan in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck İsrafil Erbelgin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the Varzob defense, Melih Cevdet Onkal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Meriç Batırhan. The Varzob fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Meriç Batırhan should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Hazım Beşir managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bahceköy's supporters rose to their feet, but Hazım Beşir was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Meriç Batırhan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hazım Beşir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Meriç Batırhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hazım Beşir received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Meriç Batırhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Volkan Metehan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. İsrafil Erbelgin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Volkan Metehan made a precise shot to the right of İsrafil Erbelgin. Bahceköy's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. If Melih Cevdet Onkal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice moves Hazım Beşir could shoot a difficult shot in the 95th minute, which Meriç Batırhan however easily saved by the left post. Meriç Batırhan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Melih Cevdet Onkal's shot from short distance in the 96th minute. The Varzob fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Bahceköy were clearly better and deserved to take the win.