League

Belen Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alişan Ergüner started the match with the kick off. In the 6th match minute, Çiğdede spor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Batuhan Tanırcan to maneuver through the defense. Volkan Okboğa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Habib İlkan, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Cem Karasus short, quick shot in the 10thth minute got Mustafa Arif Açıkgöz to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ferit İlksel hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Habib İlkan in the 17th minute of play forced Çiğdede spor's goalkeeper Volkan Okboğa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alişan Ergüner's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mustafa Arif Açıkgöz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Alişan Ergüner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alişan Ergüner might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mustafa Arif Açıkgöz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alişan Ergüner ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Batuhan Tanırcan during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Batuhan Tanırcan hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Cem Karasu might have been able to make a better finish in the 31st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mustafa Arif Açıkgöz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cem Karasu ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 36th minute, Alişan Ergüner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 39 minutes into the match, Çiğdede spor's goal looked a bit too open when Cuma Durkaya came free, but Volkan Okboğa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erol Nurbay during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Cinarcik's Erol Nurbay got a free kick in the 46th minute. If Alişan Ergüner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Batuhan Tanırcan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Mustafa Arif Açıkgöz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mustafa Arif Açıkgöz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alişan Ergüner in the 54th minute of the match. Mustafa Arif Açıkgöz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alişan Ergüner's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. When Erol Nurbay was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 75 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Cinarcik's Erol Nurbay got a free kick in the 75th minute. Çiğdede spor's Okan Şenalp couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 76th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Cinarcik. 79 minutes into the game, Çiğdede spor's Alişan Ergüner nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mustafa Arif Açıkgöz made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After having played for 82 minutes, Alişan Ergüner managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Çiğdede spor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alişan Ergüner was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alişan Ergüner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Mustafa Arif Açıkgöz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mustafa Arif Açıkgöz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cem Karasu in the 88th minute of play. In the 90th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cinarcik's goalkeeper Mustafa Arif Açıkgöz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 95 minutes into the game, Seyhan Çavas was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cinarcik's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Çiğdede spor the free kick. After 95 played minutes Cinarcik got a freekick which was hit by Seyhan Çavas. 96 minutes into the match, Çiğdede spor's Okan Şenalp broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Çiğdede spor's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.