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ALEX DE SOUZA
Spectators: 7166 (Terracing: 5409, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Andaç Arıhan got the match started through his kick off. Ali Cafer Bahadıroğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andaç Arıhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Sertel İmamoğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Ali Cafer Bahadıroğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 18th match minute, YeşilyurtSK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nurkan Tokuşhan to maneuver through the defense. If Garip Özveren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. YeşilyurtSK's Salih Aktaç played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Garip Özveren in the 23rd minute of play. Salih Aktaç made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Garip Özveren in the 26th minute of play. Tuğrul Bucak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Salih Aktaç made a huge save. The referee felt a red card was in order, 31 minutes into the game, when Mustafa Barış Cevan put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 30th minute of the game. One of YeşilyurtSK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of SANCAKTEPE FC:s goal. In the 33rd minute there was a penalty for SANCAKTEPE FC. Göksun Özkut stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Salih Aktaç. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sertel İmamoğlu in the 48th minute of play forced SANCAKTEPE FC's goalkeeper Ali Cafer Bahadıroğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Garip Özveren stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sertel İmamoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Tuğrul Bucak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tuğrul Bucak might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Salih Aktaç. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Tuğrul Bucak ran back to his position shaking his head. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Garip Özveren in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Salih Aktaç saved YeşilyurtSK from getting behind. Garip Özveren scored 3-0 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Salih Aktaç, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. If Sertel İmamoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tuğrul Bucak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Salih Aktaç tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Garip Özveren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 92 minutes into the match, YeşilyurtSK's goal looked a bit too open when Tuğrul Bucak came free, but Salih Aktaç reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Salih Aktaç showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tuğrul Bucak, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the YeşilyurtSK players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for SANCAKTEPE FC.