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Erzincan Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Gencal Arslanşah started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 6 minutes into the match, Ovacik's goal looked a bit too open when Gencal Arslanşah came free, but Dorukhan Acunman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Ovacik's Uluç Rikap got a free kick in the 8th minute. Gencal Arslanşah struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Dorukhan Acunman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Erzincan. Mehmet Emrah Ekin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdullah Afşaroğlu having to interfere. 24 minutes into the game, Uluç Rikap was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ovacik's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Erzincan the free kick. Uluç Rikap kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the game, one of Ovacik:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Arif Nihat Özdurdu walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. When Gencal Arslanşah got free in front of the goal in the 31st minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Dorukhan Acunman was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Atalan Ilgın fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdullah Afşaroğlu having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gencal Arslanşah in the 37th minute of play forced Ovacik's goalkeeper Dorukhan Acunman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nihat Okatay struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Dorukhan Acunman didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Erzincan. Dorukhan Acunman was a little too slow when Gencal Arslanşah got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 42nd minute. The score was now 1-0. Gencal Arslanşah received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Dorukhan Acunman came out and tried to block the shot, but Gencal Arslanşah slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 45th minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Atalan Ilgın was the one to do the kick off. In the 55th match minute, Ovacik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Uluç Rikap to maneuver through the defense. 57 minutes into the match, Gencal Arslanşah had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dorukhan Acunman. Ovacik's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gencal Arslanşah was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. If Nihat Okatay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Erzincan getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Ahmet Refik Kudretullah hit a great ball. In the 69thth minute of the game Gencal Arslanşah who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ovacik's Dorukhan Acunman was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 74 minutes into the match, Erzincan's Ali Hamza Ethem sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dorukhan Acunman narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 77th match minute, Erzincan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arif Nihat Özdurdu to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 80 minutes, Ali Hamza Ethem managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Erzincan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ali Hamza Ethem was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 84th minute, Nihat Okatay left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Erzincan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nihat Okatay in the 87th minute of play forced Ovacik's goalkeeper Dorukhan Acunman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ovacik's Dorukhan Acunman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nihat Okatay in the 91st minute of play. When Mehmet Emrah Ekin came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Ovacik 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 Mehmet Emrah Ekin couldn't finish the play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Erzincan fully deserved thier win.