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Findikzade Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Süreyya Naim made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the match, ElazığSpor's goal looked a bit too open when Süreyya Naim came free, but Genco Totuk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When ElazığSpor's Aşkın Geylan in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Findikzade's goalie prevented a goal. Kahraman Okatan's late challenge caught a Findikzade's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kahraman Okatan helped the player get up and apologised. Kahraman Okatan kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Faik Tunçkılıç during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Erman Uluç showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Özaltan, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After some careless play in the Findikzade defense, Aşkın Geylan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Erman Uluç. The Findikzade fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Erman Uluç should have stopped the shot. When Göktan Sualp fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ElazığSpor's protests and gave Göktan Sualp a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Findikzade booed when ElazığSpor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Göktan Sualp didn't get a good kick on the ball. 34 minutes into the game, Namık Masum was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ElazığSpor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Findikzade the free kick. After a rather tough play, ElazığSpor's Namık Masum got a free kick in the 34th minute. Ahmet Özaltan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Findikzade getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Recep Talha Coşkuner hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute, Aşkın Geylan 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Süreyya Naim in the 46th minute of play forced ElazığSpor's goalkeeper Genco Totuk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ElazığSpor's Namık Masum got his second yellow card of the match in the 47th minute. The referee ordered Namık Masum off the ground. In the 47th minute, Namık Masum hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ahmet Özaltan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Findikzade booed when ElazığSpor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ertunç İldeniz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Faik Tunçkılıç sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 58th minute, Süreyya Naim ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Genco Totuk was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind ElazığSpor's goalkeeper Genco Totuk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ahmet Özaltan did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-4 to the left of a surprised Erman Uluç 64 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Findikzade's Erman Uluç got control of the ball when Ahmet Özaltan tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, ElazığSpor's Ferman Batır got a free kick in the 69th minute. Findikzade's Erman Uluç proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Findikzade from getting a goal against them. Genco Totuk didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Süreyya Naim went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. ElazığSpor's Genco Totuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Boran Sehriyar in the 90th minute of play. Ahmet Boran Sehriyar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 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.