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MENEMEN CANAVARI
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ergün Tulunay kicked off to start the match. İslam Özerdinc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdullah Akşin having to interfere. İslam Özerdinc struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Abdullah Akşin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for menemenspor. Ergün Tulunay charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ergün Tulunay the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 13th minute, Ergün Tulunay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kırşehir Sk's Abdullah Akşin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Kırşehir Sk from getting a goal against them. When İslam Özerdinc fell near the penalty area in the 16th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored menemenspor's protests and gave İslam Özerdinc a yellow card for diving instead. After 16 played minutes menemenspor got a freekick which was hit by İslam Özerdinc. When Batu Cem İmge came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the menemenspor 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 Batu Cem İmge couldn't finish the play. 23 minutes into the match, Kırşehir Sk's goal looked a bit too open when İslam Özerdinc came free, but Abdullah Akşin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arif Gaffar Uğursel hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. After 25 played minutes, menemenspor's Tuna Cezlan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Abdullah Akşin came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in menemenspor reached it. In the 27th minute, İslam Özerdinc 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rıfkı Yalavaç during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 29 minutes into the match, Kırşehir Sk's Bedir Taçkın broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Arif Gaffar Uğursel kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th minute, Tuna Cezlan sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Kırşehir Sk's Abdullah Akşin didn't even have to move. After a defensive mix-up in Kırşehir Sk's zone, Batu Cem İmge stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdullah Akşin came out of the goal and Batu Cem İmge tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abdullah Akşin was a little too slow when İslam Özerdinc got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 43rd minute. The score was now 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. İslam Özerdinc was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the game, İslam Özerdinc cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Abdullah Akşin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kırşehir Sk's Abdullah Akşin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Batu Cem İmge in the 58th minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Kırşehir Sk's goal looked a bit too open when İslam Özerdinc came free, but Abdullah Akşin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kırşehir Sk's Abdullah Akşin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Batu Cem İmge in the 66th minute of play. Abdullah Akşin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İslam Özerdinc in the 69th minute of the match. İslam Özerdinc fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdullah Akşin having to interfere. Batu Cem İmge sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 78 minutes into the match, Kırşehir Sk's goal looked a bit too open when Batu Cem İmge came free, but Abdullah Akşin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th minute İslam Özerdinc shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdullah Akşin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kırşehir Sk's Abdullah Akşin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İslam Özerdinc in the 89th minute of play. After a rather tough play, menemenspor's Barışcan Aral got a free kick in the 89th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Batu Cem İmge managed to get in a good position for a shot. menemenspor's supporters rose to their feet, but Batu Cem İmge was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdullah Akşin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 97th minute of the game. One of Kırşehir Sk:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of menemenspor:s goal. In the 99th minute there was a penalty for menemenspor. Tuna Cezlan stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Abdullah Akşin. 4-0.