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Sivas Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gazanfer Temizsan made the kick off which started today's match. Tarık Mertkal took the ball and in the 6 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ali Asım Şahbazoğlu. Ali Asım Şahbazoğlu dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Tarık Mertkal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Ali Asım Şahbazoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Serinhisar's Ali Asım Şahbazoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Günalp Deryace in the 12th minute of play. Tarık Mertkal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Ali Asım Şahbazoğlu made a huge save. If Tarık Mertkal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gazanfer Temizsan in the 24th minute of play forced EYE OF THE TIGER's goalkeeper Hakkı Devrim Bilgen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th minute, Hürkan Honazlı made a precise shot to the right of Hakkı Devrim Bilgen. EYE OF THE TIGER's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 42nd minute Hürkan Honazlı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hakkı Devrim Bilgen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of EYE OF THE TIGER booed when Serinhisar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oğuzkan Özengin didn't get a good kick on the ball.

In the 51st minute, Kandemir Tümkut hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Rafettin Özalpman fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Serinhisar's protests and gave Rafettin Özalpman a yellow card for diving instead. Rafettin Özalpman kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. In the 54th minute, Fehmi Evvel sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Serinhisar's Ali Asım Şahbazoğlu didn't even have to move. After 56 played minutes, EYE OF THE TIGER's Ahmet Çağrı Sarıkaya shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ali Asım Şahbazoğlu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in EYE OF THE TIGER reached it. Tarık Mertkal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Günalp Deryace recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 61 minutes of play Serinhisar's Kandemir Tümkut was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Serinhisar's Kandemir Tümkut got a free kick in the 62nd minute. If Günalp Deryace had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tarık Mertkal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Günalp Deryace received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Ali Asım Şahbazoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 69 minutes into the match, Serinhisar's Hürkan Honazlı sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hakkı Devrim Bilgen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. During the 76th minute of the match Rafettin Özalpman completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Rafettin Özalpman a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Tarık Mertkal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Ali Asım Şahbazoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Asım Şahbazoğlu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tarık Mertkal went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. When Tarık Mertkal came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the EYE OF THE TIGER 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 Tarık Mertkal couldn't finish the play. Ali Asım Şahbazoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Günalp Deryace, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Serinhisar players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for EYE OF THE TIGER.