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Atatürk Arena
Spectators: 6963 (Terracing: 5413, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 50) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Behçet Safvet kicked off to start the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Behçet Safvet managed to get in a good position for a shot. TÜRKİYE FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Behçet Safvet was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Namık Kemal Ortanca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Mehmet Emrah Ortanca came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the TÜRKİYE FC 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 Ortanca couldn't finish the play. Güral Ballıoğlu charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Güral Ballıoğlu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Güral Ballıoğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. Namık Kemal Ortanca didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Niyazi Attar went, in the 10th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Behçet Safvet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Namık Kemal Ortanca tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, Behçet Safvet notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Smyrna Spor's Namık Kemal Ortanca. Namık Kemal Ortanca was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Niyazi Attar might have been able to make a better finish in the 20th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Namık Kemal Ortanca. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Niyazi Attar ran back to his position shaking his head. Namık Kemal Ortanca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niyazi Attar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Behçet Safvet blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Namık Kemal Ortanca having to make a save. Kuzey Dinçay hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. 36 minutes into the game, Smyrna Spor's Güral Ballıoğlu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kılıç Hüsrev made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. In the 39th minute, Ramiz Mertoğul hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 46th minute Behçet Safvet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Namık Kemal Ortanca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Mehmet Emrah Ortanca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half TÜRKİYE FC were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

With a little luck, Smyrna Spor's Namık Kemal Ortanca got control of the ball when Behçet Safvet tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 55th minute, Behçet Safvet reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Namık Kemal Ortanca. The goal made the score 1-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when Niyazi Attar got free with Namık Kemal Ortanca in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mehmet Emrah Ortanca succeeded in the game's 66th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-5. Namık Kemal Ortanca showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramiz Mertoğul, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. A collision led to TÜRKİYE FC getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Şevket Uğural hit a great ball. In the 75th minute Tan İlbeyi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kılıç Hüsrev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mehmet Emrah Ortanca struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Namık Kemal Ortanca didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for TÜRKİYE FC. Namık Kemal Ortanca made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Behçet Safvet in the 82nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Behçet Safvet's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Namık Kemal Ortanca was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, İlyas Tolga Özbala managed to get in a good position for a shot. TÜRKİYE FC's supporters rose to their feet, but İlyas Tolga Özbala was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Namık Kemal Ortanca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Niyazi Attar during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Niyazi Attar hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. If Niyazi Attar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ramiz Mertoğul kicked well hit freekick during the 95th minute of the match.