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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Çeliker Rafiz took the kick off in the first half of the match. Güralp Sargınal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Birdal İlkser in the 3rd minute. Ali Faruk Soysan charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ali Faruk Soysan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Sivasspor booed when Cihangir S.K was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Faruk Soysan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Çeliker Rafiz struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. Güralp Sargınal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cihangir S.K. Birdal İlkser struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Güralp Sargınal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cihangir S.K. When İlyas İstemihan came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Sivasspor 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 İlyas İstemihan couldn't finish the play. Alpay Cansun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Üzeyir Polatalp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd minute, Birdal İlkser ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Güralp Sargınal was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, İlyas İstemihan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sivasspor's supporters rose to their feet, but İlyas İstemihan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Üzeyir Polatalp breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alpay Cansun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Üzeyir Polatalp having to interfere. 49 minutes into the match, Ahmet Nafiz Çelebi sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Güralp Sargınal threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Ahmet Nafiz Çelebi this time. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The wind increased when İlyas İstemihan made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Cihangir S.K's zone, İlyas İstemihan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Üzeyir Polatalp came out of the goal and İlyas İstemihan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Güralp Sargınal didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Çeliker Rafiz went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. If Çeliker Rafiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by İlyas İstemihan during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Çeliker Rafiz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 72nd minute, İdris Elçibey left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cihangir S.K fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. If Birdal İlkser had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Sivasspor getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. İlyas İstemihan hit a great ball. After 86 minutes of play, Cihangir S.K's Birdal İlkser made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Güralp Sargınal was left in no man's land by his defense there! Çeliker Rafiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Güralp Sargınal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 93 minutes, Alpay Cansun managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sivasspor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alpay Cansun was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Alpay Cansun managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sivasspor's supporters rose to their feet, but Alpay Cansun was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Üzeyir Polatalp breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.