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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Çeliker Denizcan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Orhan Özmert, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in NOVA UNİTED's zone, Ruhi Ökmen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Çeliker Denizcan came out of the goal and Ruhi Ökmen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Çeliker Denizcan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruhi Ökmen in the 6th minute of the match. Ahmet Orhan Özmert scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Çeliker Denizcan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 12th minute, Afşar Baytugay left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ziraat SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. In the 17th minute, Fazıl Razi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 19 minutes into the match, NOVA UNİTED's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Orhan Özmert came free, but Çeliker Denizcan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Orhan Özmert in the 21st minute of play forced NOVA UNİTED's goalkeeper Çeliker Denizcan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the game, Ziraat SK's Ahmet Orhan Özmert nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Çeliker Denizcan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. 29 minutes into the match, NOVA UNİTED's goal looked a bit too open when Ruhi Ökmen came free, but Çeliker Denizcan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmet Orhan Özmert took the ball and in the 35 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Çeliker Denizcan. Çeliker Denizcan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. The supporters of NOVA UNİTED booed when Ziraat SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gündüz Ergüden didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 40th minute, Ruhi Ökmen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ziraat SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Ahmet Orhan Özmert could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Çeliker Denizcan made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Ruhi Ökmen could shoot a difficult shot in the 53rd minute, which Çeliker Denizcan however easily saved by the left post. Çeliker Denizcan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afşar Baytugay, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ruhi Ökmen got free with Çeliker Denizcan in the 56th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Seyfettin Avcıoğlu during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Ziraat SK booed when NOVA UNİTED was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Seyfettin Avcıoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. NOVA UNİTED's Çeliker Denizcan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afşar Baytugay in the 61st minute of play. Çeliker Denizcan was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Ahmet Orhan Özmert capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ahmet Orhan Özmert really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. NOVA UNİTED's Çeliker Denizcan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 66th minute of the match, managed to save NOVA UNİTED from getting a goal against them. Çeliker Denizcan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Orhan Özmert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the match, NOVA UNİTED's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Orhan Özmert came free, but Çeliker Denizcan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruhi Ökmen in the 78th minute of play forced NOVA UNİTED's goalkeeper Çeliker Denizcan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute Ahmet Orhan Özmert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Çeliker Denizcan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ruhi Ökmen took the ball and in the 83 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Çeliker Denizcan. Çeliker Denizcan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. In the 86th minute, Ziraat SK's Ahmet Orhan Özmert dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-9. With a little luck, NOVA UNİTED's Çeliker Denizcan got control of the ball when Ruhi Ökmen tried to sneak it across the goal line. NOVA UNİTED's Çeliker Denizcan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afşar Baytugay in the 94th minute of play. When Ruhi Ökmen came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Ziraat SK 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 Ruhi Ökmen couldn't finish the play. Çeliker Denizcan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Orhan Özmert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The NOVA UNİTED fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Ziraat SK were clearly better and deserved to take the win.