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Arma
Spectators: 6350 (Terracing: 4800, Seating: 1450, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kadir Saykal kicked off to start the match. Saffet Koytak charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Saffet Koytak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Eskişehir26 getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Saffet Koytak hit a great ball. Kadir Saykals short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Batuhan Yalazay to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind Eskişehir26's goalkeeper Batuhan Yalazay, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Batuhan Yalazay came out of the goal in the 14th minute to try and stop a shot by Arac's Kadir Saykal. But to his dismay, Kadir Saykal quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Batuhan Yalazay was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Taci Elmastaş showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 17 minute of play. Gencalp Sözen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erkan Özerdinc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Arac getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Arslan İbrahimoğlu hit a great ball. Gencalp Sözen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Macit Şenol in the 25th minute of play. Erkan Özerdinc took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gencalp Sözen. Gencalp Sözen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. When Alphan Fidan fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eskişehir26's protests and gave Alphan Fidan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 41st minute, Taci Elmastaş got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ali Macit Şenol to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 minutes of play, Arac's Kadir Saykal made it 4-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Batuhan Yalazay was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gencalp Sözen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ogün Baray went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. When Yusuf Ziya Alatay fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eskişehir26's protests and gave Yusuf Ziya Alatay a yellow card for diving instead. After 74 minutes, Muammer Çalımbay mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Arac and the Eskişehir26 players grew even worse after the yellow card. Erkan Özerdinc took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gencalp Sözen. Gencalp Sözen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-4. With a little luck, Arac's Gencalp Sözen got control of the ball when Erkan Özerdinc tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 89th minute, Arslan İbrahimoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Arac's zone, Abdurrahim Yalın stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gencalp Sözen came out of the goal and Abdurrahim Yalın tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gencalp Sözen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Macit Şenol, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Muammer Çalımbay managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arac's supporters rose to their feet, but Muammer Çalımbay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Batuhan Yalazay breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kadir Saykal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Saffet Koytak kicked well hit freekick during the 100th minute of the match. Ali Macit Şenol hit a great freekick 103 minutes into the match. Arac's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.