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Gercüs Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Gercüs's Tuncay Demiralp 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. In the 13th minute of the match, Sinan Hızarcı got a very nice opportunity to score, but Bedih Balaban was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gazi Tura in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Timur Nazil prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gercüs's goalkeeper Timur Nazil, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ahmet İlhan Kortan hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. When Gercüs's Tuncay Demiralp in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cankiri's goalie prevented a goal. Cankiri's Bedih Balaban played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tuncay Demiralp in the 27th minute of play. Timur Nazil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nejat Ganim in the 28th minute of the match. Kadir Şahbender struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Timur Nazil didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cankiri. Tuncay Demiralp struck a weak shot in the 33rd minute. Bedih Balaban didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Gercüs. In the 34th match minute, Cankiri was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mirkelam Ucatekin to maneuver through the defense. Tuncay Demiralp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Tuncay Demiralp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bedih Balaban was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. After 45 minutes of play, Gercüs's Sinan Hızarcı made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bedih Balaban was left in no man's land by his defense there! All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nejat Ganim to make the kick off. After some careless play in the Cankiri defense, Tuncay Demiralp kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bedih Balaban. The Cankiri fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bedih Balaban should have stopped the shot. 59 minutes into the game, Ahmet İlhan Kortan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cankiri's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Gercüs the free kick. The supporters of Gercüs booed when Cankiri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet İlhan Kortan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gercüs's Tuncay Demiralp got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Gercüs's zone, Gazi Tura stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Timur Nazil came out of the goal and Gazi Tura tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Atay Öksak's late challenge caught a Cankiri's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Atay Öksak helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Gercüs's Atay Öksak got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Nejat Ganim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 77th minute, Kadir Şahbender hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sinan Hızarcı received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Bedih Balaban tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Gercüs's Tuncay Demiralp sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bedih Balaban narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Gercüs booed when Cankiri was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nejat Ganim didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 90th minute, Ahmet İlhan Kortan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cankiri fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Nejat Ganim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Timur Nazil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gercüs's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.