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İzmir Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Cengelköy's Mecnun Nurkan got a free kick in the 7th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Cengelköy's goalkeeper Baykal Bilgiç had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hamdullah Suheyl. In the 13th minute Mecnun Nurkan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dilmen İnan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fahri Batıkan in the 20th minute of play forced Cengelköy's goalkeeper Baykal Bilgiç to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aykutalp Bilek charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aykutalp Bilek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to İzmir FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Aykutalp Bilek hit a great ball. In the 28th minute Fahri Batıkan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baykal Bilgiç saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tamer Onurkan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Baykal Bilgiç tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mecnun Nurkan might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dilmen İnan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mecnun Nurkan ran back to his position shaking his head. Mecnun Nurkan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dilmen İnan having to interfere. Hamdullah Suheyl could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Baykal Bilgiç made a huge save. Süleyman Kotuz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dilmen İnan having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mecnun Nurkan was the one to do the kick off. In the 57th minute, Bayhan Gürçınar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. İzmir FC's Dilmen İnan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mecnun Nurkan in the 61st minute of play. Hamdullah Suheyl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cengelköy's Baykal Bilgiç played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fahri Batıkan in the 70th minute of play. In the 74th minute, Hamdullah Suheyl left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The İzmir FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. İzmir FC's Dilmen İnan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save İzmir FC from getting a goal against them. Cengelköy were awarded a corner in the 81th minute after İzmir FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Sezgin Sanay took the corner. A collision led to İzmir FC getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Hüsnü Ayvazoğlu hit a great ball. Süleyman Kotuz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Dilmen İnan made a huge save. If Süleyman Kotuz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Baykal Bilgiç took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fahri Batıkan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cengelköy were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.