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Gürsu
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. Zülfikar Buminhan started the match with the kick off. Mustafa Yaşar İksir charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mustafa Yaşar İksir the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mustafa Yaşar İksir hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 6th match minute, Gürsu FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rahmi Tuğcu to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 7th minute, Bahattin Umurbey managed to get in a good position for a shot. Balmumcu JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Bahattin Umurbey was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ali Ömer Fırıncıoğlu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Bahattin Umurbey managed to get in a good position for a shot. Balmumcu JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Bahattin Umurbey was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ali Ömer Fırıncıoğlu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 19th minute, Mert Satıkbuğra hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zülfikar Buminhan 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. Zülfikar Buminhan was extremely unlucky when he, in the 26th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. If Zülfikar Buminhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alptuğ Erdoğan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Hayyam Betik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Çetin Akabe 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 Çetin Akabe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zülfikar Buminhan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bahattin Umurbey made a kick off. Zülfikar Buminhan might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hayyam Betik. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zülfikar Buminhan ran back to his position shaking his head. Çetin Akabe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Ömer Fırıncıoğlu having to interfere. With a little luck, Gürsu FK's Ali Ömer Fırıncıoğlu got control of the ball when Çetin Akabe tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Zülfikar Buminhan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Gürsu FK's Eşref Akıncı got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 69th match minute, Balmumcu JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tekin Köklem to maneuver through the defense. Alptuğ Erdoğan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hayyam Betik having to interfere. After some careless play in the Balmumcu JK defense, Zülfikar Buminhan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Hayyam Betik. The Balmumcu JK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Hayyam Betik should have stopped the shot. Ali Ömer Fırıncıoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bahattin Umurbey in the 80th minute of the match. Ali Ömer Fırıncıoğlu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Çetin Akabe in the 81st minute. Çetin Akabe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Ali Ömer Fırıncıoğlu made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Çetin Akabe could shoot a difficult shot in the 86th minute, which Ali Ömer Fırıncıoğlu however easily saved by the left post. In the 87th minute, Gürsu FK's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bahattin Umurbey fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Alptuğ Erdoğan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alptuğ Erdoğan in the 91st minute of play forced Balmumcu JK's goalkeeper Hayyam Betik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bahattin Umurbey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Ali Ömer Fırıncıoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alptuğ Erdoğan struck a weak shot in the 95th 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 Gürsu FK. Gürsu FK walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.