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Maltepespor
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Osman Nuri Özdemir made the kick off which started today's match. Erkut Afgan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Arslan Uluçkan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 6 minutes of play, Ovacik's Erkut Afgan made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Arslan Uluçkan was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 13 minutes, Ali Asım Karabugra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ovacik and the Maltepespor FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ali Asım Karabugra hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Erkut Afgan in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arslan Uluçkan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 22 minutes into the match, Maltepespor FK's Yıldırım Özçevik sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ege Sabi narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Maltepespor FK getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Egemen Uralp hit a great ball. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bayındır Akbulut was the one to do the kick off. When Osman Nuri Özdemir came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Ovacik 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 Osman Nuri Özdemir couldn't finish the play. Erkut Afgan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arslan Uluçkan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. When Maltepespor FK's Yıldırım Özçevik in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ovacik's goalie prevented a goal. Erkut Afgan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arslan Uluçkan having to interfere. Yıldırım Özçevik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ege Sabi having to interfere. Erkut Afgan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Ovacik booed when Maltepespor FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ogün Sağanalp didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ege Sabi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yıldırım Özçevik in the 81st minute of play. Erkut Afgan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arslan Uluçkan having to interfere. Melih Akdağ lost his temper 87 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Ege Sabi had in the 89thth minute some difficulties stopping Fehmi Hazret's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Yıldırım Özçevik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arslan Uluçkan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Erkut Afgan went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. The Maltepespor FK supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Ovacik's performance. The match ended with a win for Ovacik.