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Malatya Stadium
Spectators: 6663 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hulki Şemsifer got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Malatya's Erkin Kıncal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Abayhan Nadir narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Erkin Kıncal might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abayhan Nadir. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erkin Kıncal ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Paris Saint-Germain's Abayhan Nadir got control of the ball when Erkin Kıncal tried to sneak it across the goal line. 15 minutes into the match, Paris Saint-Germain's goalkeeper Abayhan Nadir had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erkin Kıncal. In the 17th minute Mehmet Anıl İksir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nejat Alp İhya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Paris Saint-Germain's Hulki Şemsifer got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hulki Şemsifer in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Nejat Alp İhya prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 25 minutes into the match, Paris Saint-Germain's goal looked a bit too open when Macit Kalhan came free, but Abayhan Nadir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Erkin Kıncal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erkin Kıncal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Abayhan Nadir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Macit Kalhan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Malatya's supporters rose to their feet, but Macit Kalhan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abayhan Nadir breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Paris Saint-Germain getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Hulki Şemsifer hit a great ball. The supporters of Malatya booed when Paris Saint-Germain was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Can Yürükoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 45 minutes had been played when some careless play by Paris Saint-Germain's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Batuhan Dalmaz was slow to take the kick. During this time Malatya's players had a chance to rest. Malatya's Batuhan Dalmaz was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Abayhan Nadir in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Erkin Kıncal could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Abayhan Nadir made a huge save. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Macit Kalhan to strike the kick off in the second half. Abayhan Nadir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erkin Kıncal, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. If Erkin Kıncal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Paris Saint-Germain getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Anıl Bozdoğan hit a great ball. Batuhan Dalmaz hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Tolunay Kortan, 65 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Nejat Alp İhya was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hulki Şemsifer showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 67 minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Hulki Şemsifer 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. Erkin Kıncal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mehmet Anıl İksir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nejat Alp İhya having to interfere. Nejat Alp İhya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hulki Şemsifer, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Abayhan Nadir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erkin Kıncal, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Macit Kalhan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Abayhan Nadir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Macit Kalhan took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abayhan Nadir. Abayhan Nadir dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.