League

Mersin Arena
Spectators: 5100 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 100) Seyit Enginsoy made the kick off and thus started the match. Yusuf Tunçkurt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Bitlis defense, Akşemseddin Özerkin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ediz Bilen. The Bitlis fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ediz Bilen should have stopped the shot. Ediz Bilen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yusuf Tunçkurt in the 19th minute of the match. In the 20th match minute, Bitlis was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rüknettin Ünsevin to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute, Bitlis's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Yusuf Tunçkurt fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Akşemseddin Özerkin made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 24thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Ediz Bilen would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Mehmet Şefik Baroğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arda Göksel Erçin having to interfere. In the 33rd minute, Ergin Resai 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. Sancarbey Akkoç kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Yusuf Tunçkurt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Ediz Bilen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Bitlis getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Rüknettin Ünsevin hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Yusuf Tunçkurt stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Yusuf Tunçkurt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yusuf Tunçkurt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ediz Bilen having to interfere. Mehmet Şefik Baroğlu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Arda Göksel Erçin made a huge save. After 62 minutes, Akşemseddin Özerkin made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Bitlis's Ediz Bilen tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Akşemseddin Özerkin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 75thth minute of the game Akşemseddin Özerkin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Bitlis's Ediz Bilen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, Mersin İdman Yurdu's Arda Göksel Erçin got control of the ball when Mehmet Şefik Baroğlu tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Bitlis's zone, Akşemseddin Özerkin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ediz Bilen came out of the goal and Akşemseddin Özerkin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yusuf Tunçkurt scored 3-0 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ediz Bilen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 92 minutes into the match, Mersin İdman Yurdu's Yusuf Tunçkurt sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ediz Bilen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Yusuf Tunçkurt had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There was no doubt that Mersin İdman Yurdu were the better team. Mersin İdman Yurdu's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.