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Esen Arena
Spectators: 6984 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Fahrettin Hükümran made the kick off which started today's match. Bozkurt Özsan charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bozkurt Özsan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 7th match minute, Tercüman was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bozkurt Özsan to maneuver through the defense. 14 minutes into the match, Esenspor's goal looked a bit too open when Bozkurt Özsan came free, but Ünsal Muzaffer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fahrettin Hükümran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Kağan Urluk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Fahrettin Hükümran's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kağan Urluk was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Kağan Urluk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fahrettin Hükümran in the 25th minute of the match. Ünsal Muzaffer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dursun Ülkenur in the 26th minute of play. Esenspor's Ünsal Muzaffer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hacı Ali Kamran in the 28th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Fahrettin Hükümran kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kağan Urluk. That made the score 2-0 in the 29 minute of play. The throw-in from Cebrail Başbuğoğlu in the 33rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Esenspor's Fazıl Totuk. When Esenspor's Fahrettin Hükümran in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tercüman's goalie prevented a goal. When Dursun Ülkenur fell near the penalty area in the 38th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tercüman's protests and gave Dursun Ülkenur a yellow card for diving instead. In the 38th match minute, Tercüman was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dursun Ülkenur to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fahrettin Hükümran in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kağan Urluk saved Tercüman from getting behind. In the 43rd minute, Dursun Ülkenur made a precise shot to the right of Ünsal Muzaffer. Esenspor's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

After 53 minutes of play, Tercüman's Volkan Hizanlı made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ünsal Muzaffer was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 56thth minute of the game Fahrettin Hükümran who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tercüman's Kağan Urluk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ünsal Muzaffer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Volkan Hizanlı, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. 64 minutes into the match, Kerimhan Ilıca notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Tercüman's Kağan Urluk. Kağan Urluk was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 72nd minute, Ahmet Nafiz İlkutay 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. Kağan Urluk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tümer Engiay in the 77th minute of play. Hacı Ali Kamran hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Kerimhan Ilıca blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kağan Urluk having to make a save. Kağan Urluk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fahrettin Hükümran in the 81st minute of the match. Tümer Engiay blasted a shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kağan Urluk having to make a save. After 83 played minutes Tercüman got a freekick which was hit by Halil İbrahim Eryaman. In the 87thth minute of the game Fahrettin Hükümran who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tercüman's Kağan Urluk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Esenspor fans cheered their team off the field, for while Tercüman had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.