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Sürmenepark
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Karsiyaka's Okanay Canver started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Okanay Canver sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ferid İstikbal was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 6 minutes into the match. In the 8th minute, İlkan Vasif left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Karsiyaka fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 13 minutes into the game, Esen Dinçay was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sürmenespor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Karsiyaka the free kick. The supporters of Karsiyaka booed when Sürmenespor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Esen Dinçay didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 15th minute, Selçuk Tokdemir 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 16 minutes, Hilmi Kutay mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sürmenespor and the Karsiyaka players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sürmenespor's Hilmi Kutay got a free kick in the 16th minute. Okanay Canver scored 0-2 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Erkan Müfit, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Okanay Canver came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Karsiyaka 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 Okanay Canver couldn't finish the play. Erkan Müfit showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Selçuk Tokdemir in the 24th minute of the match. With his leg Kutalp Şahsuvaroğlu managed to avoid a goal in the 29thth minute, when Sürmenespor's Sinan Kılıçer fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Karsiyaka's Okanay Canver got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Sürmenespor's Alkan Akgüneş got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Erkan Müfit showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Okanay Canver in the 35th minute of the match. Barlas Tuğtaşı sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Okanay Canver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sinan Kılıçer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Kutalp Şahsuvaroğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sinan Kılıçer was the one to do the kick off. Sinan Kılıçer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erkan Müfit showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Okanay Canver in the 56th minute of the match. Sürmenespor's Sinan Kılıçer got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Karsiyaka's goalkeeper Kutalp Şahsuvaroğlu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Okanay Canver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 65 minutes into the match, Sürmenespor's goalkeeper Erkan Müfit had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Selçuk Tokdemir. Okanay Canver received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Erkan Müfit tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Okanay Canver fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erkan Müfit having to interfere. With a little luck, Sürmenespor's Erkan Müfit got control of the ball when Selçuk Tokdemir tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sürmenespor's Sinan Kılıçer got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kutalp Şahsuvaroğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sinan Kılıçer in the 90th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Karsiyaka's zone, Sinan Kılıçer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kutalp Şahsuvaroğlu came out of the goal and Sinan Kılıçer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Erkan Müfit made an important save on a dangerous shot by Selçuk Tokdemir in the 94th minute. If Sinan Kılıçer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Karsiyaka walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.