League

Giresun Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eray Haktanır started the match with the kick off. In the 10th minute, Erdem Başaydın hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Devlet Cebir's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 11thth minute, Hüseyin Rahmi Enbiya skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Eray Haktanır had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Eray Haktanır's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kutalp Kabataş was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. 22 minutes into the match, Usluspor's goal looked a bit too open when Talip Sahir came free, but Hüseyin Rahmi Enbiya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vecdi Vahdet took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 24th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kutalp Kabataş. Giresun's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Hüseyin Rahmi Enbiya made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Devlet Cebir sent off a good shot on target. Hüseyin Rahmi Enbiya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Talip Sahir in the 31st minute of the match. If Talip Sahir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hüseyin Rahmi Enbiya made a fantastic save in the 43rd minute, when Devlet Cebir sent off a good shot on target. In the 45th minute, Ali Galip Sabuncuoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 46th minute of the game. One of Giresun:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Usluspor:s goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Talip Sahir stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Devlet Cebir scored 3-1 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Hüseyin Rahmi Enbiya, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 61st minute, Nafiz Barlas made a precise shot to the right of Kutalp Kabataş. Giresun's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Nafiz Barlas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kutalp Kabataş having to make a save. Nafiz Barlas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kutalp Kabataş having to interfere. Eray Haktanır sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kutalp Kabataş made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nafiz Barlas in the 70th minute. A collision led to Giresun getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Arman Orcan hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eray Haktanır in the 72nd minute of play forced Giresun's goalkeeper Kutalp Kabataş to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Talip Sahir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Devlet Cebir's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hüseyin Rahmi Enbiya read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Usluspor fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 80th minute. Penalty! Kutalp Kabataş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eray Haktanır in the 88th minute of play. In the 89th minute Talip Sahir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hüseyin Rahmi Enbiya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 90 played minutes Usluspor got a freekick which was hit by Yavuz Selimhan Yarlık. 92 minutes into the match, Giresun's goal looked a bit too open when Eray Haktanır came free, but Kutalp Kabataş reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.