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Eflani
Spectators: 7762 (Terracing: 5823, Seating: 1785, VIP seats: 154) Nejat Alp Talayhan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the game, Damaso Gustau cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Başaran Ötüken was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Damaso Gustau hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Sefa Hızır charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sefa Hızır the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 8 played minutes Northern Lights got a freekick which was hit by Sefa Hızır. When Çelikan Zati came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Eflani 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 Çelikan Zati couldn't finish the play. In the 11th minute, Çelikan Zati hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Northern Lights's Başaran Ötüken played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Argyris Lagonidis in the 16th minute of play. Başaran Ötüken made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Temel Sarısaltuk in the 18th minute of play. Refik Kılıçer hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Başaran Ötüken made an important save on a dangerous shot by Çelikan Zati in the 22nd minute. In the 24th minute, Argyris Lagonidis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Başaran Ötüken. The goal made the score 2-0. If Nejat Alp Talayhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augustijn Loos in the 30th minute of play forced Northern Lights's goalkeeper Başaran Ötüken to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 30 played minutes Eflani got a freekick which was hit by Temel Sarısaltuk. The audience was convinced that Lokman Daim's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tuncay Özsahin was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. 36 minutes into the match, Nejat Alp Talayhan notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Eflani's Tuncay Özsahin. Tuncay Özsahin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 40th minute Sacit Hafi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Başaran Ötüken saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tuncay Özsahin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nejat Alp Talayhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Çelikan Zati's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 45thth minute, Başaran Ötüken skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Çelikan Zati made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nejat Alp Talayhan during the 51st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Nejat Alp Talayhan hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. In the 52nd minute Sacit Hafi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Başaran Ötüken saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 54 minutes into the game, Lokman Daim was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Northern Lights's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Eflani the free kick. Lokman Daim hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Başaran Ötüken made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sacit Hafi in the 59th minute of play. Tuncay Özsahin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nejat Alp Talayhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Başaran Ötüken didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Çelikan Zati went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Northern Lights's Nejat Alp Talayhan got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute, Temel Sarısaltuk left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eflani fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. In the 78th minute, Sacit Hafi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Eflani fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. After having played for 83 minutes, Çelikan Zati managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eflani's supporters crossed their fingers, but Çelikan Zati was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Başaran Ötüken didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Çelikan Zati went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-1 was the resulting score. Başaran Ötüken showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Temel Sarısaltuk in the 89th minute of the match.