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Almus
Spectators: 6660 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Işık Necat kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Işık Necat in the 4th minute of play forced İslamistan SK.'s goalkeeper Songurhan Atasoy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 8 played minutes Battalgazi got a freekick which was hit by Gencay Başel. Songurhan Atasoy showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Bülent Demirkan, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. After a rather tough play, Battalgazi's Ahmet Bülent Demirkan got a free kick in the 14th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Işık Necat in the 17th minute of play forced İslamistan SK.'s goalkeeper Songurhan Atasoy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arif Kabak was out of position in the 19 minute of play, and Orhun Ekin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Orhun Ekin really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Orhun Ekin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Songurhan Atasoy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Işık Necat in the 30th minute of the match. Sami Ulubaş hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Işık Necat managed to get in a good position for a shot. Battalgazi's supporters rose to their feet, but Işık Necat was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Songurhan Atasoy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A hard shot 34 in the game by Vedat İleri from a close distance when the talented Arif Kabak managed to make a qualified save. Battalgazi's players were relieved. 36 minutes into the match, Ahmet Bülent Demirkan notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of İslamistan SK.'s Songurhan Atasoy. Songurhan Atasoy was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Battalgazi's goalkeeper Arif Kabak, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 46th minute Ahmet Bülent Demirkan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Songurhan Atasoy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Orhun Ekin made a kick off. Vedat İleri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Battalgazi booed when İslamistan SK. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Birdal Bekdil didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Işık Necat in the 63rd minute of play forced İslamistan SK.'s goalkeeper Songurhan Atasoy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the İslamistan SK. defense, Ahmet Bülent Demirkan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Songurhan Atasoy. The İslamistan SK. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Songurhan Atasoy should have stopped the shot. After 74 minutes, Birdal Bekdil mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the İslamistan SK. and the Battalgazi players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to İslamistan SK. getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Birdal Bekdil hit a great ball. Battalgazi's Işık Necat got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Işık Necat recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 2-4 when Orhun Ekin sped through Battalgazi's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arif Kabak. Songurhan Atasoy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Işık Necat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Battalgazi's zone, Vedat İleri stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arif Kabak came out of the goal and Vedat İleri tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 94th minute, Sami Ulubaş ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arif Kabak was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. The Battalgazi players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.