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Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frode Grotle kicked off to start the match. The Bursaspor fans' excitement grew in the 5th match minute when Bursaspor's Arif Tugay İlksel 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 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. ◄▌Big Bass Bonanza▐►'s Memo Tena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arif Tugay İlksel in the 9th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Arif Tugay İlksel left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bursaspor fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. A collision led to ◄▌Big Bass Bonanza▐► getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Erdoğan Peyam hit a great ball. Pedro Guimarães made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Kuddusî Akkaynak sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frode Grotle in the 21st minute of play forced ◄▌Big Bass Bonanza▐►'s goalkeeper Memo Tena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ◄▌Big Bass Bonanza▐► booed when Bursaspor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arif Tugay İlksel didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Bursaspor's Pedro Guimarães got control of the ball when Baki Remzi tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Bahattin Bahadıroğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to ◄▌Big Bass Bonanza▐► getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Erdoğan Peyam hit a great ball. In the 31st minute of the match Doğan Rezan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Memo Tena showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Bursaspor's Arif Tugay İlksel in the 39th minute got a chance for a shot 39th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ◄▌Big Bass Bonanza▐►'s goalie prevented a goal. After 41 played minutes Bursaspor got a freekick which was hit by Frode Grotle. ◄▌Big Bass Bonanza▐►'s Memo Tena played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frode Grotle in the 43rd minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

56 minutes into the match, Bursaspor's goal looked a bit too open when Mehmet Akif Çiltay came free, but Pedro Guimarães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Yakut Derinöz got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pedro Guimarães quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frode Grotle in the 61st minute of play forced ◄▌Big Bass Bonanza▐►'s goalkeeper Memo Tena to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the match, ◄▌Big Bass Bonanza▐►'s goal looked a bit too open when Frode Grotle came free, but Memo Tena reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in ◄▌Big Bass Bonanza▐►'s zone, Frode Grotle stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Memo Tena came out of the goal and Frode Grotle tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Arif Tugay İlksel managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bursaspor's supporters rose to their feet, but Arif Tugay İlksel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Memo Tena breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Frode Grotle might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Memo Tena. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Frode Grotle ran back to his position shaking his head. Memo Tena didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bahattin Bahadıroğlu went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Memo Tena made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Arif Tugay İlksel sent off a good shot on target. The ◄▌Big Bass Bonanza▐► supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Bursaspor's performance. The match ended with a win for Bursaspor.