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AKHISAR ARENA
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Yiğit Can Resat made the kick off which started today's match. Ali Galip Arslan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Sinan Saip tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The goalkeeper, Köksal İcmal, was totally fooled by AKHİSAR.SPOR's Yaser Yalazalp, who 12 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. A collision led to AKHİSAR.SPOR getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Adil Kabataş hit a great ball. Nazil Aytuğ received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Sinan Saip tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Galip Arslan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 29 minutes into the match, Akyazi JK's goal looked a bit too open when Fırat Ünlüer came free, but Köksal İcmal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Köksal İcmal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fırat Ünlüer in the 34th minute of play. After 37 minutes, Ahmet Nedim Tuğaltay mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Akyazi JK and the AKHİSAR.SPOR players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ahmet Nedim Tuğaltay hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Yaser Yalazalp, 38 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. 41 minutes into the game, Nazil Aytuğ was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Akyazi JK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave AKHİSAR.SPOR the free kick. After 41 played minutes Akyazi JK got a freekick which was hit by Nazil Aytuğ. After some careless play in the Akyazi JK defense, Yaser Yalazalp kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Köksal İcmal. The Akyazi JK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Köksal İcmal should have stopped the shot. Ali Galip Arslan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Fırat Ünlüer was the one to do the kick off. Fırat Ünlüer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Köksal İcmal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 54th minute, Ahmet Nedim Tuğaltay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 55 minutes into the match, AKHİSAR.SPOR's Yaser Yalazalp broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. After a rather tough play, Akyazi JK's Nazil Aytuğ got a free kick in the 59th minute. Arda Sarıalp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fırat Ünlüer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Köksal İcmal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 72nd minute, Ali Galip Arslan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Akyazi JK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Akyazi JK's Köksal İcmal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arda Sarıalp in the 79th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Akyazi JK's zone, Arda Sarıalp stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Köksal İcmal came out of the goal and Arda Sarıalp 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 Fırat Ünlüer in the 87th minute of play forced Akyazi JK's goalkeeper Köksal İcmal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 91 played minutes Akyazi JK got a freekick which was hit by Nazil Aytuğ. Köksal İcmal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arda Sarıalp in the 92nd minute of the match. Fırat Ünlüer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Köksal İcmal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.