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VAN Yeni Mahalle
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cahit Gence kicked off to start the match. 7 minutes into the game, İslam Nazil cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Günay Aydıntan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Cahit Gence had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Çelikan Ziyaettin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Günay Aydıntan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mehmet Şefik Şerhenk's late challenge caught a SİPAHİ SPOR KULÜBÜ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mehmet Şefik Şerhenk helped the player get up and apologised. İslam Nazil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Yeni Mahalle SK's goalkeeper Günay Aydıntan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Serdar Başdemir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 44th minute, Mehmet Şefik Şerhenk 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. If Cahit Gence had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. İslam Nazil was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Mecnun Boztepe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55thth minute of the game İslam Nazil who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yeni Mahalle SK's Günay Aydıntan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. İslam Nazil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Günay Aydıntan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Günay Aydıntan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İslam Nazil in the 59th minute of play. İslam Nazil blasted a shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Günay Aydıntan having to make a save. 65 minutes into the match, Yeni Mahalle SK's goal looked a bit too open when İslam Nazil came free, but Günay Aydıntan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yeni Mahalle SK's Cahit Gence got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 73 minutes into the match, Yeni Mahalle SK's goal looked a bit too open when İslam Nazil came free, but Günay Aydıntan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Günay Aydıntan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İslam Nazil, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Çelikan Ziyaettin who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 77thth minute tested the skills of Günay Aydıntan when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Cahit Gence fell near the penalty area in the 77th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Yeni Mahalle SK's protests and gave Cahit Gence a yellow card for diving instead. In the 78th match minute, Yeni Mahalle SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cahit Gence to maneuver through the defense. Mehmet Şefik Şerhenk was shown his second yellow card after 80 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Mehmet Şefik Şerhenk hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Demirhan Beyhan was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 81st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. İslam Nazil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. SİPAHİ SPOR KULÜBÜ walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.