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Grande Hell Arena
Spectators: 7380 (Terracing: 5536, Seating: 1697, VIP seats: 147) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cengizhan Songurhan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Hayyam Betik made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cengizhan Songurhan in the 7th minute. Mustafa Namık Karacabey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Balamir Bekdemir in the 9th minute of play. When Tekin Köklem fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Balmumcu JK's protests and gave Tekin Köklem a yellow card for diving instead. In the 11th minute, Tekin Köklem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12thth minute of the game Mehmet Gözlem who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Balmumcu JK's Hayyam Betik was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mehmet Gözlem in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hayyam Betik prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Balmumcu JK's Çetin Akabe in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Grande FC's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, Balmumcu JK's Mustafa Ekrem Kayrak got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Cengizhan Songurhan took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hayyam Betik. Hayyam Betik dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. After 28th play minutes Mehmet Gözlem shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Hayyam Betik and just under the crossbar into goal. After 33 played minutes Grande FC got a freekick which was hit by Latif Kahya. 35 minutes into the match, Cengizhan Songurhan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hayyam Betik. Balmumcu JK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cengizhan Songurhan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Tekin Köklem kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Balmumcu JK's zone, Latif Kahya stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hayyam Betik came out of the goal and Latif Kahya tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Balmumcu JK's Hayyam Betik got control of the ball when Cengizhan Songurhan tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mehmet Gözlem in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hayyam Betik saved Balmumcu JK from getting behind. 48 minutes into the match, Balmumcu JK's goal looked a bit too open when Mehmet Gözlem came free, but Hayyam Betik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

When Cengizhan Songurhan came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Grande FC 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 Cengizhan Songurhan couldn't finish the play. Hayyam Betik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Gözlem, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. 72 minutes into the match, Balmumcu JK's goal looked a bit too open when Cengizhan Songurhan came free, but Hayyam Betik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 73 played minutes Balmumcu JK got a freekick which was hit by Balamir Bekdemir. After a rather tough play, Grande FC's Emrullah Selim got a free kick in the 78th minute. When Çetin Akabe fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Balmumcu JK's protests and gave Çetin Akabe a yellow card for diving instead. After 80 played minutes Balmumcu JK got a freekick which was hit by Çetin Akabe. In the 82nd minute, Mehmet Gözlem ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hayyam Betik was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Mehmet Gözlem struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Hayyam Betik didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Grande FC. The audience thought a goal was coming when Çetin Akabe got free with Mustafa Namık Karacabey in the 95th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mustafa Namık Karacabey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bahattin Umurbey in the 97th minute of the match. Grande FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.