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Ayvacik Stadium
Spectators: 6999 (Terracing: 5080, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Devran Malkoç started the match with the kick off. Genco Keçecioğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vahap Yunus in the 5th minute of the match. Okaner Taran stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Devran Malkoç's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. In the 12th minute, one of Kocaelispor:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Kocaelispor. Genco Keçecioğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Battal Gazi Olgunay in the 17th minute of the match. After 26 minutes, Sezer Nizami mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ۩ G α ℓ α т α ѕ α я α у ۩ and the Kocaelispor players grew even worse after the yellow card. Genco Keçecioğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vahap Yunus in the 27th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Kocaelispor's Şaban Yaban got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Okaner Taran acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 33rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Nereo Cordarryl. Sezer Nizami received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Okaner Taran came out and tried to block the shot, but Sezer Nizami slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 34th minute. In the 39th minute Sezer Nizami shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Okaner Taran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kocaelispor's Okaner Taran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Devran Malkoç in the 40th minute of play. The supporters of Kocaelispor booed when ۩ G α ℓ α т α ѕ α я α у ۩ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kasım Bala didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 41 played minutes, Kocaelispor's Şaban Yaban shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Genco Keçecioğlu came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Kocaelispor reached it. Şaban Akdeniz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Genco Keçecioğlu having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Battal Gazi Olgunay in the 45th minute of play forced ۩ G α ℓ α т α ѕ α я α у ۩'s goalkeeper Genco Keçecioğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Battal Gazi Olgunay to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Nereo Cordarryl ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Okaner Taran was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Genco Keçecioğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Battal Gazi Olgunay in the 55th minute of the match. Okaner Taran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sezer Nizami, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ۩ G α ℓ α т α ѕ α я α у ۩'s Afşin Rauf managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Basri Aköz in the 61 minute of the game. When Vahap Yunus fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kocaelispor's protests and gave Vahap Yunus a yellow card for diving instead. Afşin Rauf hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, ۩ G α ℓ α т α ѕ α я α у ۩'s goal looked a bit too open when Battal Gazi Olgunay came free, but Genco Keçecioğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute Devran Malkoç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Okaner Taran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Genco Keçecioğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Battal Gazi Olgunay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Genco Keçecioğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Battal Gazi Olgunay in the 81st minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, ۩ G α ℓ α т α ѕ α я α у ۩'s goalkeeper Genco Keçecioğlu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Melih Cevdet Baltacı. After a rather tough play, Kocaelispor's Şaban Yaban got a free kick in the 86th minute. Battal Gazi Olgunay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Genco Keçecioğlu having to interfere. In the 92nd minute Battal Gazi Olgunay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Genco Keçecioğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Genco Keçecioğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Battal Gazi Olgunay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. There was no doubt that ۩ G α ℓ α т α ѕ α я α у ۩ were the better team. ۩ G α ℓ α т α ѕ α я α у ۩'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.