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Şükrü Saraçoğlu
Spectators: 7130 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) Sungurhan Tancan made the kick off and thus started the match. Ahmet İlhan Geçimoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Süruri Derelioğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Süruri Derelioğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 10th minute, Süruri Derelioğlu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Germencik fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. If Süruri Derelioğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 27 minutes into the game, Germencik's Alkın Macit nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ahmet İlhan Geçimoğlu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After a rather tough play, Germencik's Gani Nefi got a free kick in the 29th minute. Ahmet İlhan Geçimoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sungurhan Tancan, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sungurhan Tancan in the 33rd minute of play forced Kocaelispor SK's goalkeeper Ahmet İlhan Geçimoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute, Süruri Derelioğlu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Germencik fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Sungurhan Tancan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmet İlhan Geçimoğlu having to interfere. Ahmet İlhan Geçimoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sungurhan Tancan, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Petru Novacovici stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Süruri Derelioğlu came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Germencik 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 Süruri Derelioğlu couldn't finish the play. If Süruri Derelioğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sungurhan Tancan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Ahmet İlhan Geçimoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Süruri Derelioğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sungurhan Tancan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sungurhan Tancan might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ahmet İlhan Geçimoğlu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sungurhan Tancan ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Kocaelispor SK's Ahmet İlhan Geçimoğlu got control of the ball when Süruri Derelioğlu tried to sneak it across the goal line. It was beautiful to see Kocaelispor SK's Songurhan Dahi in action when he in the 76th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! The supporters of Germencik booed when Kocaelispor SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sinan Tamer didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Sungurhan Tancan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ahmet İlhan Geçimoğlu was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sungurhan Tancan in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ahmet İlhan Geçimoğlu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gani Nefi hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Ahmet İlhan Geçimoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alkın Macit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bircan Rusuhi charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bircan Rusuhi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th match minute, Kocaelispor SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bircan Rusuhi to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute, Sungurhan Tancan 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. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Germencik had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.