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Match Report
Ofspor
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25,
Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bahtiyar Tunalı kicked off to start the match. The supporters of Ofspor booed when Ötüken Uygur was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bircan Taib didn't get a good kick on the ball. Orçun Kuray, 4 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Talat Rıdvan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Emrullah Sayfi having to interfere. The supporters of Ötüken Uygur booed when Ofspor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 14 match minutes in a wonderful position. Özalp Akduman didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Korkut Yorgun during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Talat Rıdvan might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emrullah Sayfi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Talat Rıdvan ran back to his position shaking his head. Bahtiyar Tunalı struck a weak shot in the 31st minute. Atalan Seciye didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ötüken Uygur. Demirhan Öksüzoğlu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Emrullah Sayfi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. If Talat Rıdvan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Emrullah Sayfi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Talat Rıdvan in the 43rd minute. 44 minutes into the match, Talat Rıdvan notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Ötüken Uygur's Emrullah Sayfi. Emrullah Sayfi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Bahtiyar Tunalı came up free with the goalie in the 49th minute, the Ötüken Uygur 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 Bahtiyar Tunalı couldn't finish the play. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Demirhan Öksüzoğlu to make the kick off. Bahtiyar Tunalı's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Atalan Seciye read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 58th minute of play. Demirhan Öksüzoğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Emrullah Sayfi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Talat Rıdvan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Emrullah Sayfi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emrullah Sayfi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Demirhan Öksüzoğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Yiğit Nusret had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th minute, Ötüken Uygur's Bahtiyar Tunalı ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Atalan Seciye. Atalan Seciye yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Ötüken Uygur's zone, Talat Rıdvan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Emrullah Sayfi came out of the goal and Talat Rıdvan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Ofspor fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when Ofspor's Demirhan Öksüzoğlu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Ötüken Uygur's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.
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