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Poligom
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Berke Kotuz kicked off to start the match. 10 minutes into the match, Azdavay FK's goal looked a bit too open when Berke Kotuz came free, but Ardahan Tuğbay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th match minute, Azdavay FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gencal Alişan to maneuver through the defense. In the 15th minute of the match, Besim Olcay got a very nice opportunity to score, but Ardahan Tuğbay was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 19 minutes, İlbey Dinç mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Poligom and the Azdavay FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. İlbey Dinç hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Sarper Tanbay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karhan Çokay hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Gencal Alişan struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Gökay Ispartalı didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Azdavay FK. Berke Kotuz charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Berke Kotuz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Berke Kotuz hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 31st minute, Sarper Tanbay managed to get in a good position for a shot. Azdavay FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Sarper Tanbay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gökay Ispartalı breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Azdavay FK's Ardahan Tuğbay proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Azdavay FK from getting a goal against them. Sarper Tanbay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 39 played minutes, Azdavay FK's Gaffar Macit shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gökay Ispartalı came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Azdavay FK reached it. Ardahan Tuğbay was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but İlbey Dinç showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 40 minute of play. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Güngör Akdağ to make the kick off. If Sarper Tanbay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sarper Tanbay's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gökay Ispartalı read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 55th minute of play. In the 58th minute Berke Kotuz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ardahan Tuğbay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 60th minute, Sarper Tanbay fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Azdavay FK's Ardahan Tuğbay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berke Kotuz in the 63rd minute of play. Gökay Ispartalı made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Güngör Akdağ sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Sarper Tanbay took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Gökay Ispartalı to make any attempt to save it. Sarper Tanbay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gökay Ispartalı having to interfere. In the 79th match minute, Poligom was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İlbey Dinç to maneuver through the defense. In the 80th minute, İlbey Dinç hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 88 minutes, Gencal Alişan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Azdavay FK and the Poligom players grew even worse after the yellow card. Gencal Alişan kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Gökay Ispartalı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sarper Tanbay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Gaffar Sabancı in the 93rd minute of play forced Poligom's goalkeeper Gökay Ispartalı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute, Sarper Tanbay fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. İlbey Dinç was shown his second yellow card after 96 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of Azdavay FK booed when Poligom was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 97 match minutes in a wonderful position. İlbey Dinç didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match was over Azdavay FK could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Poligom throughout the match.