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Laleli Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Edessa Castle's Sinan Başkara 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. Reha Okbudun made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Turabi Akansel sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mustafa Hakan Nursal in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Reha Okbudun prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Aydın Sermet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 20th minute, Hayyam İlter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mustafa Hakan Nursal had several of the Edessa Castle's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 21 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Reha Okbudun as he didn't even see the shot coming. Cihat Sarıalp's late challenge caught a Edessa Castle's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cihat Sarıalp helped the player get up and apologised. Cihat Sarıalp kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Laleli JK's goal looked a bit too open when Tayfur Enver came free, but Bilge Kağan Balkar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Laleli JK's zone, Sinan Başkara stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bilge Kağan Balkar came out of the goal and Sinan Başkara tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Edessa Castle's Ceyhan Olgun got a free kick in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustafa Hakan Nursal in the 39th minute of play forced Edessa Castle's goalkeeper Reha Okbudun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aydın Sermet could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 41st minute of the match, but Reha Okbudun made a huge save. With his leg Reha Okbudun managed to avoid a goal in the 44thth minute, when Laleli JK's Aydın Sermet fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Mustafa Hakan Nursal took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Reha Okbudun to make any attempt to save it.

Mustafa Hakan Nursal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reha Okbudun having to interfere. Bilge Kağan Balkar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tayfur Enver in the 57th minute. Aydın Sermet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reha Okbudun having to interfere. When Laleli JK's Mustafa Hakan Nursal in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Edessa Castle's goalie prevented a goal. The audience was convinced that Mustafa Hakan Nursal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Reha Okbudun was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. In the 65thth minute of the game Aydın Sermet who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Edessa Castle's Reha Okbudun was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arman Okbudun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Edessa Castle's zone, Mustafa Hakan Nursal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Reha Okbudun came out of the goal and Mustafa Hakan Nursal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Reha Okbudun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aydın Sermet, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustafa Hakan Nursal in the 88th minute of play forced Edessa Castle's goalkeeper Reha Okbudun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Mustafa Hakan Nursal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Reha Okbudun was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. After 93 played minutes Edessa Castle got a freekick which was hit by Kudret Hacıoğlu. Mustafa Hakan Nursal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 96th minute Aydın Sermet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Reha Okbudun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.