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Adana Arena
Spectators: 6959 (Terracing: 5391, Seating: 1508, VIP seats: 60) 6 minutes into the game, Cemalettin Özerdinc was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Akays FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Adana United the free kick. Fazıl Hüsnü Tekcan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The attack was good, but when Sancarbey Kadem in the 10th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Özkan Tura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sancarbey Kadem in the 12th minute of play. Hikmet Kamil didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Cemalettin Özerdinc went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in Adana United's zone, Ahmet Bülent İnan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hikmet Kamil came out of the goal and Ahmet Bülent İnan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Akays FC booed when Adana United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Işık Efe didn't get a good kick on the ball. Adana United's Hikmet Kamil played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Bülent İnan in the 25th minute of play. Cemalettin Özerdinc received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Hikmet Kamil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 28 minutes into the game, Ilgaz Refiğ was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Adana United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Akays FC the free kick. Alper Dilsaz took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 29th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hikmet Kamil. Adana United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Adana United's Mevlüt Yaban got a free kick in the 30th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Bülent İnan in the 31st minute of play forced Adana United's goalkeeper Hikmet Kamil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sancarbey Kadem in the 34th minute of play forced Akays FC's goalkeeper Özkan Tura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fazıl Hüsnü Tekcan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Özkan Tura read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Sancarbey Kadem fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 45th minute Ahmet Bülent İnan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hikmet Kamil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute, Cemalettin 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 hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Sancarbey Kadem to strike the kick off in the second half. Ahmet Bülent İnan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Hikmet Kamil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hikmet Kamil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Bülent İnan in the 54th minute of play. Fazıl Hüsnü Tekcan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 57 minutes, Hacı Kayı mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Akays FC and the Adana United players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 66th minute, Fazıl Hüsnü Tekcan 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. Mazhar Baytüze kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Hikmet Kamil made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cemalettin Özerdinc in the 76th minute. Hikmet Kamil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Bülent İnan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hikmet Kamil was a little too slow when Ahmet Bülent İnan got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 0-3. Ahmet Bülent İnan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hikmet Kamil read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 91st minute of play. Sancarbey Kadem 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. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Akays FC walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.