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Mavisehir Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Cahit Akay made the kick off and thus started the match. Selahaddin Aktemur's late challenge caught a Bursaspor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Selahaddin Aktemur helped the player get up and apologised. Selahaddin Aktemur hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. After 8 minutes of play, Bursaspor's Cabbar Kayraalp made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mahmut İksir was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Bursaspor defense, Selahaddin Aktemur kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Abay Şinas. The Bursaspor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Abay Şinas should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Mavisehir's zone, Cahit Akay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mahmut İksir came out of the goal and Cahit Akay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Mesut Taşer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Mavisehir's zone, Cahit Akay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mahmut İksir came out of the goal and Cahit Akay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With an all-out effort, Mavisehir's Abay Şinas threw himself towards the right post 29 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Selahaddin Aktemur, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Abay Şinas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Selahaddin Aktemur's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. After 32 minutes, Cahit Akay made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Mavisehir's Mahmut İksir tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. A hard shot 37 in the game by Ensar Bakanay from a close distance when the talented Abay Şinas managed to make a qualified save. Bursaspor's players were relieved. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ensar Bakanay got free with Abay Şinas in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samet Başkurt during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Selahaddin Aktemur stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Bursaspor's Cabbar Kayraalp got a free kick in the 51st minute. Cabbar Kayraalp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mahmut İksir having to interfere. Recai Dilercan was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 63 minutes into the match. After 62 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Bursaspor! In the 70th minute Ensar Bakanay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abay Şinas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bursaspor's goalkeeper Abay Şinas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Bursaspor booed when Mavisehir was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samet Başkurt didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hasan Ali Bağcıoğlu's late challenge caught a Bursaspor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hasan Ali Bağcıoğlu helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Mavisehir fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 76th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Mahmut İksir, was totally fooled by Bursaspor's Arif Ensar Aktaşlıoğlu, who 79 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. After 82 played minutes Bursaspor got a freekick which was hit by Mesut Taşer. Numan Garipbaş received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Mahmut İksir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 87th minute Selahaddin Aktemur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abay Şinas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Numan Garipbaş received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Mahmut İksir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ensar Bakanay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abay Şinas having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Ensar Bakanay notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Bursaspor's Abay Şinas. Abay Şinas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.