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Safranbolu Stadium
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sercan Nizam kicked off to start the match. Musa Taçkın hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Atabek Arıtan in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ahmet Baki Baturalp saved Safranbolu from getting behind. 17 minutes into the match, Safranbolu's goal looked a bit too open when Ceyhun Nasuh came free, but Ahmet Baki Baturalp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Safranbolu's Sercan Nizam slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Faik Ulvi. That made the score 1-0 after 19 minutes of play. Ceyhun Nasuh took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ahmet Baki Baturalp. Ahmet Baki Baturalp dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After 27 minutes of play, şanlıurfa's Kerem Nuh made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ahmet Baki Baturalp was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 31stth minute of the game Atabek Arıtan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Safranbolu's Ahmet Baki Baturalp was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 33 minutes into the game, Musa Taçkın was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Safranbolu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave şanlıurfa the free kick. In the 33rd match minute, Safranbolu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Musa Taçkın to maneuver through the defense. Atabek Arıtan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Ahmet Baki Baturalp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. şanlıurfa's Faik Ulvi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save şanlıurfa from getting a goal against them. Ahmet Baki Baturalp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atabek Arıtan in the 41st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, şanlıurfa's Olayo Rienda got a free kick in the 47th minute. With an all-out effort, Safranbolu's Faik Ulvi threw himself towards the right post 49 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fazlı Yazgı, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Atabek Arıtan to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the game, one of Safranbolu:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 56 minutes, şanlıurfa's Nejat Türehan got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ahmet Baki Baturalp. Kerem Nuh received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ahmet Baki Baturalp came out and tried to block the shot, but Kerem Nuh slotted it home off the left post making it 1-4 in the 61st minute. Atabek Arıtan 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. After 68 minutes of play Safranbolu's Musa Taçkın was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 68 played minutes Safranbolu got a freekick which was hit by Musa Taçkın. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hakkı Devrim Hacı in the 71st minute of play forced şanlıurfa's goalkeeper Faik Ulvi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute, Safranbolu's Çelik Namdar seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Çelik Namdar the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Safranbolu protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Çelik Namdar had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 77th match minute, Safranbolu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Çelik Namdar to maneuver through the defense. After 80 played minutes Safranbolu got a freekick which was hit by Fazlı Yazgı. Kerem Nuh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Atabek Arıtan took the ball and in the 82 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ahmet Baki Baturalp. Ahmet Baki Baturalp dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-5. Atabek Arıtan 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. Olayo Rienda kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. In the 93rd minute Kerem Nuh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Baki Baturalp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Safranbolu's Ahmet Baki Baturalp proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 98th minute of the match, managed to save Safranbolu from getting a goal against them.