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Spectators: 7284 (Terracing: 5465, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 144) Exploration Of Space's Merih Vahdettin started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Çakabey Taymaz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nedim Ekemen in the 3rd minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Baycan Onay during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Merih Vahdettin 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Merih Vahdettin in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Hilmi Okanay prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Merih Vahdettin might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hilmi Okanay. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Merih Vahdettin ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 18th minute, Kutlualp Kuddusi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Barış Talat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Çakabey Taymaz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hilmi Okanay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Merih Vahdettin, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Merih Vahdettin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barış Talat in the 26th minute of play forced Exploration Of Space's goalkeeper Çakabey Taymaz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hilmi Okanay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Merih Vahdettin in the 27th minute of play. In the 30th minute Merih Vahdettin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hilmi Okanay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Merih Vahdettin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Porsuk's defense didn't have a chance, in the 34th minute, when Aziz Akyol scored to the left of an out of position Hilmi Okanay, making the score, 1-0. In the 39th minute, Merih Vahdettin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hilmi Okanay. The goal made the score 2-0. When Merih Vahdettin came up free with the goalie in the 42nd minute, the Exploration Of Space 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 Merih Vahdettin couldn't finish the play. In the 44th play minute Aziz Akyol came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Hilmi Okanay. 3-0. Porsuk's Hilmi Okanay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Merih Vahdettin in the 49th minute of play.

The wind increased when Barış Talat made the kick off in the second half. Kılıçhan Yıldızhan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hilmi Okanay having to interfere. After 54 minutes, Merih Vahdettin made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. Porsuk's Hilmi Okanay tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Cihat Talat fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Exploration Of Space's protests and gave Cihat Talat a yellow card for diving instead. Cihat Talat kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Porsuk's Barış Talat got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Songur Özgiray hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Sungur Şemsifer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Çakabey Taymaz having to interfere. 62 minutes into the game, Sungur Şemsifer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Porsuk's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Exploration Of Space the free kick. Hilmi Okanay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Merih Vahdettin in the 67th minute of the match. Kutlualp Kuddusi kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Porsuk's Çakabey Taymaz threw himself towards the right post 74 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Barış Talat, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 75th minute, Songur Özgiray hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 6-0 became the score in the 78th minute when Merih Vahdettin elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. A collision led to Porsuk getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Bayezit Kuray hit a great ball. When Kılıçhan Yıldızhan came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Exploration Of Space 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 Kılıçhan Yıldızhan couldn't finish the play. The audience was convinced that Merih Vahdettin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hilmi Okanay was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Aziz Akyol managed to get in a good position for a shot. Exploration Of Space's supporters rose to their feet, but Aziz Akyol was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hilmi Okanay breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Exploration Of Space had played much better football throughout.