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Hayrabolu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Necati Budak started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Efe Ülküsel 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. In the 6th minute, Alim Mete made a precise shot to the right of Demirhan Mansız. MARATON's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Göktan Sadiray stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Necati Budak's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Demirhan Mansız made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Efe Ülküsel sent off a good shot on target. In the 16th minute, Yağızalp Çimen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee felt a red card was in order, 20 minutes into the game, when Yağızalp Çimen put in a rough tackle. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for MARATON! MARATON:s Demirhan Mansız showed great skill when he stopped Ertan Ballıoğlu:s penalty. After some careless play in the MARATON defense, Efe Ülküsel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Demirhan Mansız. The MARATON fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Demirhan Mansız should have stopped the shot. MARATON's Demirhan Mansız proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save MARATON from getting a goal against them. 34 minutes into the game, Efe Ülküsel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hayrabolu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MARATON the free kick. In the 34th minute, Efe Ülküsel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Efe Ülküsel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Demirhan Mansız made a huge save. Demirhan Mansız showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sait Uçhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Demirhan Mansız made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sait Uçhan in the 44th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The wind increased when Olcay Ayık made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, one of MARATON:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for MARATON. The referee gave Hayrabolu a penalty, 54 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ertan Ballıoğlu, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of MARATON's Demirhan Mansız. 4-0. In the 57th minute of the match Atalan İskender shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Demirhan Mansız showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Efe Ülküsel in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Demirhan Mansız prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 60 minutes into the match, MARATON's goal looked a bit too open when Sait Uçhan came free, but Demirhan Mansız reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the match, MARATON's goal looked a bit too open when Olcay Ayık came free, but Demirhan Mansız reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. MARATON's Demirhan Mansız played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olcay Ayık in the 66th minute of play. Demirhan Mansız showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olcay Ayık, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Olcay Ayık fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Demirhan Mansız having to interfere. 75 minutes into the match, MARATON's goal looked a bit too open when Alim Mete came free, but Demirhan Mansız reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Demirhan Mansız came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Hayrabolu's Olcay Ayık. But to his dismay, Olcay Ayık quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. In the 88th minute, Alim Mete made a precise shot to the right of Demirhan Mansız. MARATON's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alim Mete in the 91st minute of play forced MARATON's goalkeeper Demirhan Mansız to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute Efe Ülküsel shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demirhan Mansız saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. MARATON's Demirhan Mansız played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sait Uçhan in the 93rd minute of play. Demirhan Mansız showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Efe Ülküsel, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Hayrabolu walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.