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Hüseyin Avni Aker
Spectators: 8071 (Terracing: 6061, Seating: 1850, VIP seats: 160) Hatayspor's Nafiz Revis 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. After a rather tough play, Hatayspor's İbrahim Ethem Acaralp got a free kick in the 3rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alp Torehan in the 7th minute of play forced Kuzeyin Çocukları FK's goalkeeper Atıf Işılay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Hatayspor's goal looked a bit too open when Oğuzhan Apaydın came free, but Güvenç Taşan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Oğuzhan Apaydın made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 12thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Güvenç Taşan would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. 17 minutes into the match, Kuzeyin Çocukları FK's goal looked a bit too open when Nafiz Revis came free, but Atıf Işılay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Kuzeyin Çocukları FK's Yahya Gökçek in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hatayspor's goalie prevented a goal. Atıf Işılay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alp Torehan, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Muhammet Gökkır hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. In the 27th minute Nafiz Revis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atıf Işılay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Güvenç Taşan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yahya Gökçek in the 30th minute of the match. Mehmet Akif Civanmert hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Eugeniusz Solak hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kuzeyin Çocukları FK's goalkeeper Atıf Işılay, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yahya Gökçek in the 41st minute of play forced Hatayspor's goalkeeper Güvenç Taşan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Hatayspor's Nafiz Revis in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kuzeyin Çocukları FK's goalie prevented a goal. Güvenç Taşan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yahya Gökçek in the 45th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alp Torehan in the 47th minute of play forced Kuzeyin Çocukları FK's goalkeeper Atıf Işılay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Oğuzhan Apaydın stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 50 minutes into the match, Hatayspor's goal looked a bit too open when Yahya Gökçek came free, but Güvenç Taşan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 51 minutes Hatayspor's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Afşar Üke who took care of the corner kick. The Kuzeyin Çocukları FK fans' excitement grew in the 53rd match minute when Kuzeyin Çocukları FK's Oğuzhan Apaydın 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 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Yahya Gökçek's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Güvenç Taşan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 59th minute of play. 60 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hatayspor's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Afşar Üke was slow to take the kick. During this time Kuzeyin Çocukları FK's players had a chance to rest. Güvenç Taşan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yahya Gökçek in the 61st minute of play. Atıf Işılay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nafiz Revis in the 62nd minute of play. When Emanuel Garcia came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Kuzeyin Çocukları FK 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 Emanuel Garcia couldn't finish the play. In the 67th minute, Baskın Türker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yahya Gökçek struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Güvenç Taşan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kuzeyin Çocukları FK. With his leg Atıf Işılay managed to avoid a goal in the 73rdth minute, when Hatayspor's Alp Torehan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Kuzeyin Çocukları FK's Atıf Işılay proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 77th minute of the match, managed to save Kuzeyin Çocukları FK from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Hatayspor booed when Kuzeyin Çocukları FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Emanuel Garcia didn't get a good kick on the ball. Güvenç Taşan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afşar Üke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when İbrahim Ethem Acaralp got free with Atıf Işılay in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Kuzeyin Çocukları FK's zone, Sermet Baydar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Atıf Işılay came out of the goal and Sermet Baydar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ferman Sadan kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Kuzeyin Çocukları FK's Atıf Işılay proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save Kuzeyin Çocukları FK from getting a goal against them. Kuzeyin Çocukları FK succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Hatayspor had controlled the match.