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Divrigi Stadium
Spectators: 6908 (Terracing: 5408, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mithat İlteber started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Çağdaş Kutlar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gökçen Tarab saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, DenizliSpor's Özmen Taif got a free kick in the 4th minute. Çağdaş Kutlar might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gökçen Tarab. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Çağdaş Kutlar ran back to his position shaking his head. If Mithat İlteber had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Serdar Hicabi during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, DenizliSpor's Serdar Hicabi got a free kick in the 24th minute. Gökçen Tarab took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Akay Mertkan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Çağdaş Kutlar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 33 minutes into the match, Yılo26's goal looked a bit too open when Mithat İlteber came free, but Atıf Balıkçı reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Akay Mertkan struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Gökçen Tarab didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Yılo26. When Mithat İlteber came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the DenizliSpor 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 Mithat İlteber couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, DenizliSpor's Serdar Hicabi got a free kick in the 41st minute. If Çağdaş Kutlar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Çağdaş Kutlar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when Akay Mertkan made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Akay Mertkan in the 54th minute of play forced DenizliSpor's goalkeeper Gökçen Tarab to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Akay Mertkan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Çağdaş Kutlar who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 58thth minute tested the skills of Gökçen Tarab when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as Akay Mertkan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Gökçen Tarab. That made the score 0-1 in the 59 minute of play. After having played for 63 minutes, Akay Mertkan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yılo26's supporters crossed their fingers, but Akay Mertkan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Çağdaş Kutlar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 70 minutes of play, Yılo26's Akay Mertkan made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gökçen Tarab was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Akay Mertkan came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Yılo26 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 Akay Mertkan couldn't finish the play. Yılo26's Akay Mertkan got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Çağdaş Kutlar got free with Gökçen Tarab in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 81 minutes into the match, Yılo26's Çağdaş Kutlar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gökçen Tarab narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Çağdaş Kutlar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Gökçen Tarab made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Çağdaş Kutlar got free with Gökçen Tarab in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Yılo26 walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.