League

Hatay Stadium
Spectators: 7269 (Terracing: 5453, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) Hatay's Karadeniz Kutberk 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 4th minute, İnanç Erez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tansel Tuncer, 5 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ali Numan Uğuş in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ersan Topel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Numan Uğuş in the 8th minute of play forced Hatay's goalkeeper Ersan Topel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Acipayam were awarded a corner in the 10th minute after Hatay's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tansel Tuncer took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Hatay's goalie and right to Ali Numan Uğuş. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Hatay's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. If Kağan Girgin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vacib Mazlum fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Murat Selim Tanalp having to interfere. Onurhan Şenaltan charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Onurhan Şenaltan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Onurhan Şenaltan kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Karadeniz Kutberk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Murat Selim Tanalp having to interfere. Ersan Topel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Numan Uğuş, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. When the match clock showed 40 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Ali Numan Uğuş sped through Hatay's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ersan Topel. Ersan Topel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Numan Uğuş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Kağan Girgin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ali Numan Uğuş to make the kick off. Ersan Topel made a fantastic save in the 51st minute, when Balamir Talip sent off a good shot on target. Ersan Topel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Numan Uğuş, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Tansel Tuncer took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ersan Topel. Hatay's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ersan Topel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kağan Girgin in the 61st minute. Ali Numan Uğuş received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Ersan Topel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ersan Topel was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ali Numan Uğuş showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 64 minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Vacib Mazlum managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hatay's supporters rose to their feet, but Vacib Mazlum was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Murat Selim Tanalp breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ersan Topel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Numan Uğuş in the 84th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Hatay's zone, Balamir Talip stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ersan Topel came out of the goal and Balamir Talip tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vacib Mazlum in the 95th minute of play forced Acipayam's goalkeeper Murat Selim Tanalp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 95 minutes of play, Hatay's Vacib Mazlum made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Murat Selim Tanalp was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Acipayam eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.