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Sürmene İlçe Stadı
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Zekai Ilımlı made the kick off and thus started the match. When Kocaali's Serbülent İskenderoğlu in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sürmenespor's goalie prevented a goal. 8 minutes into the game, Altan Cihannur was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sürmenespor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kocaali the free kick. The supporters of Kocaali booed when Sürmenespor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Altan Cihannur didn't get a good kick on the ball. Serbülent İskenderoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bayındır Mehmet Toregün kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Haldun Özil was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 22nd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Altan Cihannur in the 23rd minute of play forced Kocaali's goalkeeper Yüce Ethem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hurşit Tümerkin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Serbülent İskenderoğlu in the 26th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sürmenespor's zone, Serbülent İskenderoğlu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hurşit Tümerkin came out of the goal and Serbülent İskenderoğlu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nuralp Bucuk hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 35th minute, Zekai Ilımlı 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. If Dorukhan Sefaaddin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 42nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Altan Cihannur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 48th minute, Altan Cihannur fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Hurşit Tümerkin made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Serbülent İskenderoğlu sent off a good shot on target. After 55 played minutes Zekai Ilımlı rounded Sürmenespor's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-1. A collision led to Sürmenespor getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Yıldırım Tuğsan hit a great ball. In the 66th match minute, Sürmenespor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İsrafil Oksu to maneuver through the defense. In the 67th minute of the match Burhan Yaver sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hurşit Tümerkin skillfully saved the ball. 68 minutes into the match, Kocaali's goal looked a bit too open when Dorukhan Sefaaddin came free, but Yüce Ethem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 68 minutes, Özen Sayraç mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kocaali and the Sürmenespor players grew even worse after the yellow card. Altan Cihannur fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yüce Ethem having to interfere. Yüce Ethem didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Altan Cihannur went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Serbülent İskenderoğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kocaali's supporters rose to their feet, but Serbülent İskenderoğlu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hurşit Tümerkin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 91st minute Zekai Ilımlı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hurşit Tümerkin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kocaali's Yüce Ethem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dorukhan Sefaaddin in the 93rd minute of play. Hurşit Tümerkin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zekai Ilımlı, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.