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Sirkeci
Spectators: 6663 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kudret Muhsin took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Amasra's Mehmet Hakkı Binalp sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aral Tunçkan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ataman Rusuhi 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. Ataman Rusuhis short, quick shot in the 8thth minute got Aytek Şanalp to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Tuncer Kuman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 11th minute, Ataman Rusuhi made a precise shot to the right of Aytek Şanalp. Amasra's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Aytek Şanalp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ataman Rusuhi in the 15th minute of play. Suphi Ulaç charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Suphi Ulaç the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 16th match minute, Sirkeci JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Suphi Ulaç to maneuver through the defense. After 17 minutes of play, Amasra's Mehmet Hakkı Binalp made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aral Tunçkan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sirkeci JK's Suphi Ulaç suffered a concussion in the 21st minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Umut Dirsehan during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When Sirkeci JK's Ataman Rusuhi, in the 23rd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Sirkeci JK. Mehmet Hakkı Binalp recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Amasra's Bektaş Ali Demirtaş got a free kick in the 26th minute. Ataman Rusuhi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Aytek Şanalp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28th match minute, Amasra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Vefik Cengel to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th minute Bektaş Ali Demirtaş shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aral Tunçkan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ataman Rusuhi might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aytek Şanalp. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ataman Rusuhi ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 40th minute, Ataman Rusuhi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Aytek Şanalp was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Ataman Rusuhi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sirkeci JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Ataman Rusuhi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aytek Şanalp breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ataman Rusuhi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Ahmet Vefik Cengel 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. The audience was convinced that Ataman Rusuhi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aytek Şanalp was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Mehmet Hakkı Binalp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aral Tunçkan having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Ataman Rusuhi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aytek Şanalp was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Mehmet Hakkı Binalp managed to get in a good position for a shot. Amasra's supporters rose to their feet, but Mehmet Hakkı Binalp was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aral Tunçkan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Sirkeci JK's zone, Mehmet Hakkı Binalp stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aral Tunçkan came out of the goal and Mehmet Hakkı Binalp tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sirkeci JK's Aral Tunçkan proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Sirkeci JK from getting a goal against them. If Ataman Rusuhi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute Kudret Muhsin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aral Tunçkan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aral Tunçkan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kudret Muhsin, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Sirkeci JK's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.