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Cat
Spectators: 6773 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mecnun Cantekin got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tuncer Uludağ in the 3rd minute of play forced Tuzla SK's goalkeeper Süleyman Şahbaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 4th minute, Tuzla SK's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Tuncer Uludağ fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Yakut Özkaya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mecnun Cantekin in the 9th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Mecnun Cantekin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yakut Özkaya was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tuncer Uludağ in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Süleyman Şahbaz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 23rd minute Göksel Peykan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yakut Özkaya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 29 minutes into the match, Cat's goal looked a bit too open when Göksel Peykan came free, but Yakut Özkaya reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The Tuzla SK fans' excitement grew in the 30th match minute when Tuzla SK's Göksel Peykan looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 33 played minutes Cat's Korhan Şamil stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Süleyman Şahbaz stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Tuzla SK of the goal. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Cat's goalkeeper Yakut Özkaya, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Mecnun Cantekin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tuzla SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Mecnun Cantekin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yakut Özkaya breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mecnun Cantekin in the 43rd minute of play forced Cat's goalkeeper Yakut Özkaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kutlualp Akboy kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. After the first half Tuzla SK were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tuncer Uludağ made a kick off. Yakut Özkaya made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Göksel Peykan sent off a good shot on target. Göksel Peykan might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yakut Özkaya. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Göksel Peykan ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee gave Tuzla SK a penalty, 68 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Ahmet Seyfi Özpinar, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Cat's Yakut Özkaya. 0-2. If Kutlualp Akboy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Korhan Şamil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Süleyman Şahbaz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yakut Özkaya stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mecnun Cantekin's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. When Sungur Tanak fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cat's protests and gave Sungur Tanak a yellow card for diving instead. In the 87th match minute, Cat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sungur Tanak to maneuver through the defense. Göksel Peykan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yakut Özkaya having to interfere. Mecnun Cantekin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 90 played minutes Cat got a freekick which was hit by Sungur Tanak. In the 91st minute Mecnun Cantekin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yakut Özkaya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee felt a red card was in order, 96 minutes into the game, when Gürol Beyan put in a rough tackle. After 95 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cat! In the 98th minute of the game, Tuzla SK got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. Tuzla SK played a much better game than Cat and deserved their victory. The Cat players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.