League

Alucra
Spectators: 6718 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 55) ElazığSpor's Aşkın Geylan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of Alucra JK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ElazığSpor:s goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Özaltan in the 10th minute of play forced Alucra JK's goalkeeper Ekber Böke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ekber Böke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Özaltan in the 15th minute of the match. Ekber Böke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aşkın Geylan, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. ElazığSpor's Ahmet Özaltan got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 22nd minute Aşkın Geylan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ekber Böke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 23rdth minute of the game Aşkın Geylan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Alucra JK's Ekber Böke was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Alucra JK's goal looked a bit too open when Aşkın Geylan came free, but Ekber Böke reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Alucra JK's Rauf Çelik got a free kick in the 26th minute. The audience was convinced that Aşkın Geylan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ekber Böke was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. Ahmet Özaltan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Ekber Böke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Alucra JK getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Demircan İzgü hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ahmet Özaltan in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ekber Böke saved Alucra JK from getting behind. Ahmet Özaltan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Ekber Böke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 47 minutes into the game, Vehdi Tamerkin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Alucra JK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ElazığSpor the free kick. In the 47th match minute, Alucra JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vehdi Tamerkin to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Kerimhan Buğra made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd match minute, ElazığSpor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Özaltan to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute Kerimhan Buğra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genco Totuk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmet Özaltan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Ekber Böke tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aşkın Geylan 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. Devlet Baykan struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Ekber Böke didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ElazığSpor. Ekber Böke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aşkın Geylan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kahraman Okatan charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kahraman Okatan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, ElazığSpor's Kahraman Okatan got a free kick in the 77th minute. Hakkı Onur İlhanoğlu might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Genco Totuk. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Hakkı Onur İlhanoğlu ran back to his position shaking his head. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Ahmet Özaltan managed to get in a good position for a shot. ElazığSpor's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmet Özaltan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ekber Böke breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 97th minute, Halim Erben 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. The supporters of Alucra JK booed when ElazığSpor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Namık Masum didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Kerimhan Buğra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 99th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The ElazığSpor supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing ElazığSpor would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.