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Germencik Stadium
Spectators: 7185 (Terracing: 5391, Seating: 1652, VIP seats: 142) In the 3rd minute Bayındır Utkan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but İbrahim Ethem Yabgu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. İbrahim Ethem Yabgu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Bayındır Utkan's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute the ball was on its way in behind Germencik's goalkeeper İbrahim Ethem Yabgu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Germencik's Işıkalp Kutun got a free kick in the 15th minute. Feyzullay Bayezit might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over İbrahim Ethem Yabgu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Feyzullay Bayezit ran back to his position shaking his head. 18 minutes into the game, Rize's Bayındır Utkan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. İbrahim Ethem Yabgu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Feyzullay Bayezit struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. İbrahim Ethem Yabgu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rize. Çelikan Tanın's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bedirhan Canfeda read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. In the 31st minute, Rauf Ayaydın hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hazım Mutlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bedirhan Canfeda having to interfere. Pars Yafes hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Bedirhan Canfeda made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Çelikan Tanın in the 37th minute of play. If Hazım Mutlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Germencik's Işıkalp Kutun got a free kick in the 42nd minute. 46 minutes into the match, Rize's Feyzullay Bayezit sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that İbrahim Ethem Yabgu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Bayındır Utkan made the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Rize booed when Germencik was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Atıf Kazan didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Rize's Bayındır Utkan in the 53rd minute got a chance for a shot 53rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Germencik's goalie prevented a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Işıkalp Kutun during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Germencik's Işıkalp Kutun got a free kick in the 54th minute. When Bayındır Utkan came up free with the goalie in the 55th minute, the Rize 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 Bayındır Utkan couldn't finish the play. 59 minutes into the game, Rize's Feyzullay Bayezit nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. İbrahim Ethem Yabgu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Mehmet Bedri Turatekin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Bedirhan Canfeda tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Çelikan Tanın's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bedirhan Canfeda was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. 69 minutes into the game, Ahmet Kağan Vefik was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Germencik's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Rize the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 69th minute of the game. One of Germencik:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Rize:s goal. İbrahim Ethem Yabgu went to the wrong direction when Abdi Ahmetoğlu was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Işıkalp Kutun got his second yellow card in the match during the 75th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. In the 76th minute, Işıkalp Kutun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 79th minute, Çelikan Tanın 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. Hazım Mutlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bedirhan Canfeda having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Feyzullay Bayezit got free with İbrahim Ethem Yabgu in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Feyzullay Bayezit had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Bayındır Utkan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without İbrahim Ethem Yabgu having to make a save. İbrahim Ethem Yabgu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Feyzullay Bayezit in the 90th minute. Cengizhan Türköne kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Rize eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.