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Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Afşin Ahsen kicked off to start the match. When Vakfikebir JK's Hakkı Devrim Erdemli in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Trabzon's goalie prevented a goal. When Afşin Ahsen came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Trabzon 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 Afşin Ahsen couldn't finish the play. In the 14th minute Hakkı Devrim Erdemli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aşır Özerman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Emir Usman in the 18th minute of play forced Trabzon's goalkeeper Aşır Özerman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hatemi Tüzmen during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 29 minutes into the match, Vakfikebir JK's Hakkı Devrim Erdemli sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aşır Özerman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ahmet Refik Uygun hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Vakfikebir JK's Yetkiner Salti played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afşin Ahsen in the 31st minute of play. Oğuzalp Soysan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Yetkiner Salti tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ersan Ersed hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. In the 39th minute, Hakkı Devrim Erdemli got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Yetkiner Salti was out of position in the 44 minute of play, and Afşin Ahsen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Afşin Ahsen really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. During the 47th minute of the match Ersan Ersed completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ersan Ersed a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Ersan Ersed kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The wind increased when Ali Emir Usman made the kick off in the second half. When Hatemi Tüzmen was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 58 minutes had been played. After 59 played minutes Trabzon got a freekick which was hit by Hatemi Tüzmen. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Afşin Ahsen during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 62nd minute, Afşin Ahsen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 72 minutes into the game, Habib Tunçöven was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Trabzon's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Vakfikebir JK the free kick. Hakkı Devrim Erdemli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Aşır Özerman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th minute, Vakfikebir JK's Ali Emir Usman dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-3. With a little luck, Trabzon's Aşır Özerman got control of the ball when Hakkı Devrim Erdemli tried to sneak it across the goal line. Trabzon's Aşır Özerman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Emir Usman in the 80th minute of play. Trabzon's Aşır Özerman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Emir Usman in the 83rd minute of play. If Ali Emir Usman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Vakfikebir JK had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.