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Yakacik Stadium
Spectators: 7234 (Terracing: 5427, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) Mustafa Cumhur Şahruh started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The supporters of Yakacik SK booed when ADANA 1978 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Kağan Umar didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Mehmet Emre Tanyol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mustafa Cumhur Şahruh sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Yakacik SK's zone, Mehmet Emre Tanyol stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yılmaz Nurettin came out of the goal and Mehmet Emre Tanyol 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 Mehmet Emre Tanyol in the 23rd minute of play forced Yakacik SK's goalkeeper Yılmaz Nurettin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mustafa Cumhur Şahruh struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Yılmaz Nurettin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ADANA 1978. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mehmet Emre Tanyol in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yılmaz Nurettin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Bedir Onursoys short, quick shot in the 30thth minute got Kutay Palabıyık to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehmet Emre Tanyol in the 32nd minute of play forced Yakacik SK's goalkeeper Yılmaz Nurettin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mehmet Emre Tanyol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Mustafa Cumhur Şahruh had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A hard shot by Orhan Seyfi Demirhan from long distance, 39 minutes into the match, got Kutay Palabıyık's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Mustafa Cumhur Şahruh's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yılmaz Nurettin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. After some careless play in the Yakacik SK defense, Mehmet Emre Tanyol kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Yılmaz Nurettin. The Yakacik SK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Yılmaz Nurettin should have stopped the shot. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Genco Altınpınar stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, ADANA 1978's Mehmet Emre Tanyol made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yılmaz Nurettin was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Yakacik SK's Fetih Suay got a free kick in the 59th minute. Mehmet Emre Tanyol could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Yılmaz Nurettin made a huge save. Mustafa Cumhur Şahruh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yılmaz Nurettin having to interfere. The long shot by Selim Hekim in the 76th minute really tested Yılmaz Nurettin's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The audience was convinced that Mustafa Cumhur Şahruh's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yılmaz Nurettin was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. 82 minutes into the match, Genco Altınpınar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kutay Palabıyık. ADANA 1978's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Genco Altınpınar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. If Bedir Onursoy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th match minute, Yakacik SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yavuz Bülent Seçkin to maneuver through the defense. Mustafa Cumhur Şahruh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yılmaz Nurettin having to interfere. If Cevdet Cevar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 94 minutes, Bedir Onursoy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yakacik SK and the ADANA 1978 players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 94th minute, Bedir Onursoy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.