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Otuzyedi Arena
Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ruben Rudolfo made the kick off which started today's match. Ruben Rudolfo might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abdullatif Demirezen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ruben Rudolfo ran back to his position shaking his head. 4 minutes into the match, OTUZYEDİ's goal looked a bit too open when Ruben Rudolfo came free, but Abdullatif Demirezen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abdullatif Demirezen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ferman İdilkurt in the 7th minute of play. When ERCİYES SPOR's Ruben Rudolfo in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye OTUZYEDİ's goalie prevented a goal. In the 16th minute, Baturalp Dağdelen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 17 minutes, Ferman İdilkurt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ERCİYES SPOR's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ferman İdilkurt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 19 minutes, Ruben Rudolfo put it in 0-2 from a short distance just to the right of Abdullatif Demirezen. Ruben Rudolfo scored 0-3 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Abdullatif Demirezen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Yılmaz Akhan's late challenge caught a OTUZYEDİ's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yılmaz Akhan helped the player get up and apologised. Yılmaz Akhan hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, ERCİYES SPOR's Ayhan İmran got a free kick in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baykam Korcan in the 31st minute of play forced ERCİYES SPOR's goalkeeper Pedro Felipo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st match minute, ERCİYES SPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yılmaz Akhan to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th minute, Ruben Rudolfo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ERCİYES SPOR fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ruben Rudolfo in the 44th minute of play forced OTUZYEDİ's goalkeeper Abdullatif Demirezen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the game, ERCİYES SPOR's Ruben Rudolfo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Abdullatif Demirezen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-6. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Baykam Korcan was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kutay Oymen got free with Abdullatif Demirezen in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Felipo showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Demiralp Giryar, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 59th minute, but Abdullatif Demirezen got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving OTUZYEDİ hanging dry this time. Abdullatif Demirezen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruben Rudolfo, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Oğuzhan Satıkbuğra charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oğuzhan Satıkbuğra the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 71 minutes into the match, OTUZYEDİ's goalkeeper Abdullatif Demirezen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ruben Rudolfo. In the 71stth minute of the game Ruben Rudolfo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but OTUZYEDİ's Abdullatif Demirezen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Bahadırhan Dilhun's late challenge caught a ERCİYES SPOR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bahadırhan Dilhun helped the player get up and apologised. Bahadırhan Dilhun kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Pedro Felipo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baykam Korcan in the 77th minute of play. In the 80th minute Baykam Korcan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Felipo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdullatif Demirezen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruben Rudolfo in the 83rd minute of the match. Abdullatif Demirezen was a little too slow when Ruben Rudolfo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 0-7. Oğuzhan Satıkbuğra made in the 93rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ERCİYES SPOR's Ayhan İmran. ERCİYES SPOR'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.