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Spectators: 7212 (Terracing: 5410, Seating: 1659, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Aykutalp İlkutay made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4thth minute of the game Kunter Irak who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Republic of Fenerbahce's Kerim Baytüze was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With an all-out effort, FC KOOWBOY's Kerim Baytüze threw himself towards the right post 8 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Aykutalp İlkutay, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a defensive mix-up in FC KOOWBOY's zone, Mehmet Fatih İlksel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sarper Bahadır came out of the goal and Mehmet Fatih İlksel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mehmet Fatih İlksel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Sarper Bahadır tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Oğuzhan Uluerkan came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Republic of Fenerbahce 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 Oğuzhan Uluerkan couldn't finish the play. A collision led to FC KOOWBOY getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Gencal Tur hit a great ball. Basri Ulaş hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. Erhan İzgi made a great header on Republic of Fenerbahce's corner, it was just that FC KOOWBOY's Sarper Bahadır managed to reach the ball for a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Oğuzhan Uluerkan in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sarper Bahadır saved FC KOOWBOY from getting behind. Sarper Bahadır came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by Republic of Fenerbahce's Oğuzhan Uluerkan. But to his dismay, Oğuzhan Uluerkan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 39 minutes into the match, FC KOOWBOY's Kunter Irak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kerim Baytüze narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 42 minutes into the match, Republic of Fenerbahce's goalkeeper Kerim Baytüze had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kunter Irak. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oğuzhan Uluerkan in the 45th minute of play forced FC KOOWBOY's goalkeeper Sarper Bahadır to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Oğuzhan Uluerkan to strike the kick off in the second half. Kerim Baytüze stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aykutalp İlkutay's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. A collision led to Republic of Fenerbahce getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Arif Burak Saraçoğlu hit a great ball. After 63 minutes, Cihan Merih mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC KOOWBOY and the Republic of Fenerbahce players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 65th minute of the match, Mehmet Fatih İlksel got a very nice opportunity to score, but Sarper Bahadır was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Mehmet Fatih İlksel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Oğuzhan Uluerkan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sarper Bahadır came out and tried to block the shot, but Oğuzhan Uluerkan slotted it home off the left post making it 0-2 in the 73rd minute. In the 77th minute Oğuzhan Uluerkan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sarper Bahadır saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mehmet Fatih İlksel struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Sarper Bahadır didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Republic of Fenerbahce. In the 80th match minute, FC KOOWBOY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gencal Tur to maneuver through the defense. In the 81st minute of the match Erhan İzgi sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sarper Bahadır skillfully saved the ball. After 84 played minutes Republic of Fenerbahce got a freekick which was hit by Kandemir Niğdeli. In the 86th minute Aykutalp İlkutay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kerim Baytüze saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aykutalp İlkutay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mehmet Fatih İlksel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sarper Bahadır having to interfere. The FC KOOWBOY supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Republic of Fenerbahce's performance. The match ended with a win for Republic of Fenerbahce.