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Arena Tarhan
Spectators: 7217 (Terracing: 5414, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Hulki Hedef made the kick off and thus started the match. Feyzullay Kaveloğlu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rafettin Yağızhan's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Rafettin Yağızhan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Feyzullay Kaveloğlu made a huge save. In the 15th match minute, Eskisehir was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andaç Okuyan to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Eskisehir booed when Kuvvet was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mustafa Ekrem Durusan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 25 minutes Kuvvet's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Beyhan Kızılaslan who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Kuvvet's goalie and right to Ergincan Seci. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Kuvvet's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. When Hulki Hedef came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Eskisehir fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Hulki Hedef couldn't finish the play. Emir Salah stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hulki Hedef's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. 37 minutes into the match, Kuvvet's goal looked a bit too open when Hulki Hedef came free, but Emir Salah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by İnanç Ertuna in the 38th minute of play forced Kuvvet's goalkeeper Emir Salah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hulki Hedef fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emir Salah having to interfere. When Eskisehir's İnanç Ertuna in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kuvvet's goalie prevented a goal. In the 44th match minute, Kuvvet was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erkut Tacik to maneuver through the defense. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

Emir Salah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Halit Ziya Askeroğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Hulki Hedef took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Emir Salah. Emir Salah dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Hulki Hedef fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emir Salah having to interfere. 61 minutes into the match, Kuvvet's goal looked a bit too open when Hulki Hedef came free, but Emir Salah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Erkut Tacik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Eskisehir's Nurettin Baştugay got a free kick in the 66th minute. With an all-out effort, Eskisehir's Emir Salah threw himself towards the right post 69 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hulki Hedef, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Emir Salah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hulki Hedef, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Derviş Cihansah ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Feyzullay Kaveloğlu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Emir Salah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hulki Hedef in the 84th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Kuvvet's zone, Hulki Hedef stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emir Salah came out of the goal and Hulki Hedef tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hamdullah Kadrican was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 95 minutes into the match. The supporters of Eskisehir booed when Kuvvet was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hamdullah Kadrican didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match was over Eskisehir could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Kuvvet throughout the match.