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Spectators: 6922 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1769, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Derviş Şemseddin got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Ali Behzat Ziya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 5th match minute, NİĞDE FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Derviş Şemseddin to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 7 minutes, Doğukan Nejat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kahramanmaras SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Doğukan Nejat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Kahramanmaras SK getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Yavuz Bülent Yalman hit a great ball. Fatih İnan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Derviş Şemseddin in the 10th minute. In the 12th minute, NİĞDE FK's Ali Behzat Ziya dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Ubaldo Abalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doğukan Nejat, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Kahramanmaras SK's Fatih İnan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Kağan Demirezen in the 16th minute of play. In the 19th play minute Derviş Şemseddin came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Fatih İnan. 2-0. Şerif Öksüz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fatih İnan came out and tried to block the shot, but Şerif Öksüz slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 23rd minute. Fatih İnan was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Emre Balaban capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Emre Balaban really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0. 34 minutes into the game, NİĞDE FK's Ali Kağan Demirezen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fatih İnan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. Ubaldo Abalos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of İbrahim Efe Türünk's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. Alican Nefi charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alican Nefi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, İbrahim Efe Türünk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kahramanmaras SK's supporters rose to their feet, but İbrahim Efe Türünk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ubaldo Abalos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Şerif Öksüz received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fatih İnan came out and tried to block the shot, but Şerif Öksüz slotted it home off the left post making it 7-0 in the 45th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 7-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and İbrahim Efe Türünk made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Emre Balaban made a precise shot to the right of Fatih İnan. Kahramanmaras SK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. In the 55th minute, Ali Behzat Ziya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 57 minutes into the match, NİĞDE FK's goal looked a bit too open when Doğukan Nejat came free, but Ubaldo Abalos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fatih İnan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Kağan Demirezen in the 58th minute of play. 59 minutes into the match, Kahramanmaras SK's goal looked a bit too open when Derviş Şemseddin came free, but Fatih İnan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 60 minutes into the game, NİĞDE FK's Ali Behzat Ziya nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fatih İnan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. Şerif Öksüz scored 10-0 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fatih İnan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 70th minute, Aytek Kolçak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to NİĞDE FK getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Şerif Öksüz hit a great ball. Fatih İnan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ali Kağan Demirezen went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 11-0 was the resulting score. İbrahim Efe Türünk's late challenge caught a NİĞDE FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. İbrahim Efe Türünk helped the player get up and apologised. In the 75th minute, İbrahim Efe Türünk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 76 minutes of play, NİĞDE FK's Ali Kağan Demirezen made it 12-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fatih İnan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ubaldo Abalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yavuz Bülent Yalman, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Kahramanmaras SK's zone, Boğaçhan Sabuncu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fatih İnan came out of the goal and Boğaçhan Sabuncu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 84th match minute, NİĞDE FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Derviş Şemseddin to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in NİĞDE FK's zone, Doğukan Nejat stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ubaldo Abalos came out of the goal and Doğukan Nejat tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 88th minute Şerif Öksüz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fatih İnan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Yavuz Bülent Yalman managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kahramanmaras SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Yavuz Bülent Yalman was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ubaldo Abalos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 93 minutes into the match, Kahramanmaras SK's goal looked a bit too open when Şerif Öksüz came free, but Fatih İnan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Şerif Öksüz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee ended the match the NİĞDE FK players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.