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ÇORUM ŞEHİR STADYUMU
Spectators: 7666 (Terracing: 5751, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fikri Sakman started the match with the kick off. Mustafa Emre Ülke sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Zafer Benlioğlu came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the ÇORUM 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 Zafer Benlioğlu couldn't finish the play. 14 minutes into the match, ÇORUM FK's goal looked a bit too open when Mustafa Emre Ülke came free, but Umut İnceman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Zafer Benlioğlus short, quick shot in the 17thth minute got Bahadır Saffet to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ali Baran Saltuk was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 18 minutes into the match. The attack was good, but when Fikri Sakman in the 25th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. With his leg Bahadır Saffet managed to avoid a goal in the 27thth minute, when ÇORUM FK's Fikri Sakman fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of ÇORUM FK booed when Meram was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aytaç Taran didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aytaç Taran hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. The long shot by Fikri Sakman in the 29th minute really tested Bahadır Saffet's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Andaç Akdal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fikri Sakman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bahadır Saffet having to interfere. Fikri Sakman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Bahadır Saffet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Fikri Sakman received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bahadır Saffet came out and tried to block the shot, but Fikri Sakman slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 42nd minute. Fikri Sakman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bahadır Saffet having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Bahadır Saffet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fikri Sakman, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. The audience was convinced that Fikri Sakman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bahadır Saffet was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. Hamdi Emekli kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 59th minute Feyzullay Şahbazoğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bahadır Saffet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When ÇORUM FK's Fikri Sakman in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Meram's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Meram getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Mustafa Emre Ülke hit a great ball. In the 65th minute, Zafer Benlioğlu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ÇORUM FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. The supporters of ÇORUM FK booed when Meram was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aytaç Taran didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fikri Sakman recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bahadır Saffet came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by ÇORUM FK's Fikri Sakman. But to his dismay, Fikri Sakman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fikri Sakman in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bahadır Saffet saved Meram from getting behind. In the 83rd minute, Yıldırım İlmen 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. A collision led to ÇORUM FK getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Abdulmelik Helvacıoğlu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yıldırım İlmen in the 87th minute of play forced ÇORUM FK's goalkeeper Umut İnceman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Fikri Sakman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bahadır Saffet was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. Fikri Sakman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Bahadır Saffet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the ÇORUM FK players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.