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Avni Aker
Spectators: 7279 (Terracing: 5461, Seating: 1674, VIP seats: 144) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Akif Kınıkaslan took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6thth minute of the game Mirza Tokel who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hatay's Ersan Topel was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Mirza Tokel put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ersan Topel. The audience was convinced that Saadettin Başbuğoğlu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ersan Topel was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Suhut FK's Taha Tekinalp got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Yalçın Taşkesen's late challenge caught a Hatay's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yalçın Taşkesen helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Suhut FK getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Yalçın Taşkesen hit a great ball. Görkem Ergüvenç recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Yalçın Taşkesen hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Vacib Mazlum received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Sezgin Erandaç tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mirza Tokel during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 32 played minutes Suhut FK got a freekick which was hit by Mirza Tokel. Ersan Topel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Akif Kınıkaslan in the 34th minute of the match. If Taha Tekinalp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 38 minutes into the game, İnanç Erez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hatay's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Suhut FK the free kick. After a rather tough play, Hatay's İnanç Erez got a free kick in the 38th minute. When Saadettin Başbuğoğlu came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Suhut FK 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 Saadettin Başbuğoğlu couldn't finish the play. Suhut FK's Yalçın Taşkesen shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 43rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Ersan Topel but with some difficulty. Akif Kınıkaslan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Ersan Topel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Taha Tekinalp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Karadeniz Kutberk was the one to do the kick off. Mirza Tokel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Ersan Topel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Suhut FK's Akif Kınıkaslan in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hatay's goalie prevented a goal. İnanç Erez hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Ersan Topel didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Saadettin Başbuğoğlu went, in the 58th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Ersan Topel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Taha Tekinalp's shot from short distance in the 63rd minute. İnanç Erez took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sezgin Erandaç. Sezgin Erandaç dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Ercan Seferoğlulları hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. 73 minutes into the game, Akif Kınıkaslan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Ersan Topel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Hatay booed when Suhut FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Taha Tekinalp didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Akif Kınıkaslan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79th minute, Yavuz Suergin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Hatay getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Ercan Seferoğlulları hit a great ball. Ersan Topel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Akif Kınıkaslan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ersan Topel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Akif Kınıkaslan's shot from short distance in the 96th minute.