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Bursaspor Stadium
Spectators: 6300 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1150, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Turgut Seralp took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a little luck, Bigaspor's Baransel Uçuk got control of the ball when Arif Tugay İlksel tried to sneak it across the goal line. 8 minutes into the match, Bursaspor's goal looked a bit too open when Aybars Türeli came free, but Pedro Guimarães reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 12th minute Aybars Türeli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Guimarães saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mete Güdü hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute Mustafa Taş shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Baransel Uçuk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Baransel Uçuk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mustafa Taş in the 19th minute. After 20 minutes, Aybars Türeli made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Bursaspor's Pedro Guimarães tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Mustafa Taş could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 24th minute of the match, but Baransel Uçuk made a huge save. In the 32nd minute of the match, Frode Grotle tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Baransel Uçuk saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Pedro Guimarães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aybars Türeli in the 34th minute of the match. Pedro Guimarães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aybars Türeli in the 35th minute of the match. Pedro Guimarães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Turgut Seralp in the 36th minute of the match. Mustafa Taş made a great header on Bursaspor's corner, it was just that Bigaspor's Baransel Uçuk managed to reach the ball for a save. Aybars Türeli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Guimarães having to interfere. Bursaspor's Pedro Guimarães played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aybars Türeli in the 43rd minute of play. After 45 minutes Bursaspor's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Qian Yi Xiao who took care of the corner kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Turgut Seralp in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Guimarães saved Bursaspor from getting behind. After the first half Bigaspor were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Frode Grotle was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frode Grotle in the 51st minute of play forced Bigaspor's goalkeeper Baransel Uçuk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Guimarães showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aybars Türeli in the 52nd minute of the match. After 54 minutes Bursaspor's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Qian Yi Xiao who took care of the corner kick. Baransel Uçuk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arif Tugay İlksel, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Turgut Seralp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Pedro Guimarães tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bigaspor's Baransel Uçuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frode Grotle in the 60th minute of play. In the 61st minute, Aybars Türeli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bigaspor fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Turgut Seralp in the 66th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Guimarães saved Bursaspor from getting behind. Pedro Guimarães made an important save on a dangerous shot by Turgut Seralp in the 69th minute. After 71 minutes, Arif Tugay İlksel made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Bigaspor's Baransel Uçuk tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Bigaspor's Baransel Uçuk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arif Tugay İlksel in the 75th minute of play. If Aybars Türeli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aybars Türeli in the 78th minute of play forced Bursaspor's goalkeeper Pedro Guimarães to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Bursaspor's Arif Tugay İlksel in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Bigaspor's goalie prevented a goal. When Arif Tugay İlksel came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Bursaspor 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 Arif Tugay İlksel couldn't finish the play. Remigio Rivero charged in rather forcefully in the 95th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Remigio Rivero the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Bigaspor booed when Bursaspor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remigio Rivero didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Bigaspor had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.