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Kanal Arkasi Stadium
Spectators: 7251 (Terracing: 5440, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) Kanalarkasıspor's Bilal Sarı started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Serkan Irgatbaşı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aytek Kadıoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. The audience was convinced that Bora Han Tanırcan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Serkan Irgatbaşı was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Bora Han Tanırcan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bursaspor's supporters rose to their feet, but Bora Han Tanırcan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Serkan Irgatbaşı breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bursaspor's Aytek Kadıoğlu got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Serkan Irgatbaşı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bora Han Tanırcan, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 0-1 became the score in the 22nd minute when Bora Han Tanırcan elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Serkan Irgatbaşı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aytek Kadıoğlu in the 27th minute of the match. If Aytek Kadıoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aytek Kadıoğlu in the 38th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Serkan Irgatbaşı saved Kanalarkasıspor from getting behind. Serkan Irgatbaşı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aytek Kadıoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. Bursaspor's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Umut Balaban in the 43rd minute. Bursaspor's Umut Balaban was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Serkan Irgatbaşı in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Serkan Irgatbaşı made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bora Han Tanırcan in the 46th minute of play. If Bora Han Tanırcan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some careless play in the Kanalarkasıspor defense, Aytek Kadıoğlu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Serkan Irgatbaşı. The Kanalarkasıspor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Serkan Irgatbaşı should have stopped the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Bora Han Tanırcan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 60 minutes into the game, Bursaspor's Aytek Kadıoğlu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Serkan Irgatbaşı made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Serkan Irgatbaşı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bora Han Tanırcan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bora Han Tanırcan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 75 minutes into the match, Bilge Kağan Fırat notched a goal, 0-8, to the right of Kanalarkasıspor's Serkan Irgatbaşı. Serkan Irgatbaşı was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 80 minutes into the match, Bora Han Tanırcan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Serkan Irgatbaşı, 0-9. When Bora Han Tanırcan in the 85th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Serkan Irgatbaşı kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 0-10 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. Aytek Kadıoğlu struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Serkan Irgatbaşı didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bursaspor. Bora Han Tanırcan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Serkan Irgatbaşı tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Bursaspor's Bora Han Tanırcan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Serkan Irgatbaşı. That made the score 0-11 after 93 minutes of play. Bursaspor played a much better game than Kanalarkasıspor and deserved their victory. The Kanalarkasıspor players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.