League

Sakaryaspor Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Sakaryaspor's Aktaç Mahmut 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. Ataol Osman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Faruk Bahadır in the 11th minute of play. Ali Faruk Bahadır received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Ataol Osman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Berk Şevket was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 17th minute. Sakaryaspor's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Berk Şevket who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 21stth minute tested the skills of Bilgin Berkkan when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Aktaç Mahmut received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Bilgin Berkkan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ahmet Ziya Ayalp fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored yenimalatyaspor's protests and gave Ahmet Ziya Ayalp a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Sakaryaspor booed when yenimalatyaspor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Ziya Ayalp didn't get a good kick on the ball. Berk Şevket sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bilgin Berkkan was a little too slow when Efekan Tokhan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 41st minute. The score was now 1-0. When Aktaç Mahmut came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Sakaryaspor 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 Aktaç Mahmut couldn't finish the play. After 47 minutes, Fehmi Akçakoca mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the yenimalatyaspor and the Sakaryaspor players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to yenimalatyaspor getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Fehmi Akçakoca hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Altay Yabgu made a kick off. In the 55th minute Altay Yabgu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ataol Osman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Sakaryaspor getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Efekan Tokhan hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Altay Yabgu managed to get in a good position for a shot. yenimalatyaspor's supporters rose to their feet, but Altay Yabgu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ataol Osman breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 61 played minutes yenimalatyaspor got a freekick which was hit by Mustafa Haydar İlham. Behzat Mengübay, 62 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. If Berk Şevket had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 85th minute, Mustafa Haydar İlham hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ahmet Ziya Ayalp kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. After 87 played minutes, Sakaryaspor's Behzat Mengübay shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bilgin Berkkan came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sakaryaspor reached it. 90 minutes into the game, Sakaryaspor's Aktaç Mahmut nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bilgin Berkkan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. A collision led to yenimalatyaspor getting a freekick after 97 minutes play. Altay Yabgu hit a great ball. Sakaryaspor's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.