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Match Report
Biga
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26,
Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Atakan Uz got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Eses City getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Gazanfer Özcan Oker hit a great ball. Habib Kınıkaslan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Halil Özsan's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. In the 7th play minute Abdi Saygın Cambaz came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Habib Kınıkaslan. 1-0. The supporters of Eses City booed when Biga was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehmet Osman Sabuncu didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Biga's zone, Samet Aktaşlı stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ahmet Ceyhan Cihangir came out of the goal and Samet Aktaşlı tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 13th minute, Atakan Uz 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. With a little luck, Eses City's Habib Kınıkaslan got control of the ball when Abdi Saygın Cambaz tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Eses City getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Sakut Refet hit a great ball. Biga's Ahmet Ceyhan Cihangir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atakan Uz in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Eses City's goalkeeper Habib Kınıkaslan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Biga's Ahmet Ceyhan Cihangir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samet Aktaşlı in the 27th minute of play. Samet Aktaşlı sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In a very dangerous position, a player in Biga fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 36th minute. Penalty! Abdi Saygın Cambaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Habib Kınıkaslan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 43rd minute, Atakan Uz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eses City fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Halil Özsan made a kick off. Habib Kınıkaslan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdi Saygın Cambaz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Eses City's Bora Kutlualp got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Habib Kınıkaslan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdi Saygın Cambaz in the 55th minute of play. Habib Kınıkaslan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Atilla Tarkan Cespan, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. 65 minutes into the match, Biga's goalkeeper Ahmet Ceyhan Cihangir had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Samet Aktaşlı. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Atakan Uz in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ahmet Ceyhan Cihangir saved Biga from getting behind. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Eses City's goalkeeper Habib Kınıkaslan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Eses City's Habib Kınıkaslan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Halil Özsan in the 73rd minute of play. A collision led to Biga getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Atilla Tarkan Cespan hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Samet Aktaşlı managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eses City's supporters rose to their feet, but Samet Aktaşlı was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ahmet Ceyhan Cihangir breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Habib Kınıkaslan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Halil Özsan, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. The audience was convinced that Halil Özsan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Habib Kınıkaslan was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Halil Özsan in the 86th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Habib Kınıkaslan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Orbay Hürsoy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmet Ceyhan Cihangir having to interfere. Biga's Halil Özsan suffered a sore thigh after 94 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Yahya Özdamar fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Eses City's protests and gave Yahya Özdamar a yellow card for diving instead. In the 94th minute, one of Eses City:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Eses City. Biga were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Eses City for a fine match.
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