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Spectators: 8446 (Terracing: 6336, Seating: 1942, VIP seats: 168) Cai Shi Feng started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Erkut Hürsev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cai Shi Feng in the 14th minute of play. Cumali Neşat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Yavuz Bülent Akbatu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Erkut Hürsev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cai Shi Feng in the 21st minute of play. Erkut Hürsev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Kelaidonis in the 26th minute of play. Navigators were furious when Mustafa Oğuz Sıratullah was red carded, 29 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 29th minute, one of Navigators: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 Navigators. When the match had been going on for 30 minutes, A K Ç A Y ✔ 37 SK's Cumali Neşat 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 Yavuz Bülent Akbatu. If Cumali Neşat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cumali Neşat could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Yavuz Bülent Akbatu made a huge save. In the 35th minute, İlker Uğurhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute, Cumali Neşat 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. Yavuz Bülent Akbatu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cumali Neşat in the 42nd minute. In the 42nd minute, A K Ç A Y ✔ 37 SK's Cumali Neşat dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Yavuz Bülent Çalımbay's late challenge caught a Navigators's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yavuz Bülent Çalımbay helped the player get up and apologised. Yu Ke Hui scored 2-1 in the 47th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Erkut Hürsev, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cumali Neşat stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Yu Ke Hui received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Erkut Hürsev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Navigators's Zeynel Üke was substituted for Atacan Erdemli. Navigators's Anıl Mücahit Seferoğlulları was substituted for Güralp Okanay. After having played for 66 minutes, Yu Ke Hui managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Navigators's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yu Ke Hui was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind A K Ç A Y ✔ 37 SK's goalkeeper Erkut Hürsev, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 71st minute, Cumali Neşat made a precise shot to the right of Yavuz Bülent Akbatu. Navigators's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. With a little luck, A K Ç A Y ✔ 37 SK's Erkut Hürsev got control of the ball when Yu Ke Hui tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 75th match minute, A K Ç A Y ✔ 37 SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zafer Musa to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ahmet Malik got free with Erkut Hürsev in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 80 minutes into the match, A K Ç A Y ✔ 37 SK's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Malik came free, but Erkut Hürsev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 80 minutes into the game, Ahmet Malik cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Erkut Hürsev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Erkut Hürsev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Malik in the 85th minute of play. Yavuz Bülent Akbatu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baran Alp Barın in the 88th minute of the match. After some careless play in the A K Ç A Y ✔ 37 SK defense, Ahmet Malik kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Erkut Hürsev. The A K Ç A Y ✔ 37 SK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Erkut Hürsev should have stopped the shot. In the 95th minute, Navigators's Ahmet Malik ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Erkut Hürsev. Erkut Hürsev yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-5. Navigators's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.