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Spectators: 7674 (Terracing: 5756, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) Uğur Sayhan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Harun Sidam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ...'s Harun Sidam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nafiz Tuz in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Niyazi Çubukcu in the 8th minute of play forced istanbul's goalkeeper Günalp İstikbal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the match, Niyazi Çubukcu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Günalp İstikbal. istanbul's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Niyazi Çubukcu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Uğur Sayhan in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Harun Sidam prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, Nafiz Tuz managed to get in a good position for a shot. istanbul's supporters rose to their feet, but Nafiz Tuz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Harun Sidam breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gökalp Buminhan charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gökalp Buminhan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of istanbul booed when ... was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gökalp Buminhan didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 24th minute of the match Erhun Dölek shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Harun Sidam showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After 26 minutes, Boran Orcun mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ... and the istanbul players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 26 played minutes ... got a freekick which was hit by Boran Orcun. 30 minutes into the match, Uğur Sayhan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Harun Sidam. ...'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Uğur Sayhan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Harun Sidam stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Uğur Sayhan's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. In the 35th minute Uğur Sayhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Harun Sidam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, ...'s goal looked a bit too open when Uğur Sayhan came free, but Harun Sidam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to ... getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Mümin Nebi hit a great ball. After 38 minutes, Feyzullay Kürşat mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ... and the istanbul players grew even worse after the yellow card. 39 minutes into the match, istanbul's Armağan Tekrim broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Harun Sidam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uğur Sayhan in the 41st minute of the match. When Niyazi Çubukcu came up free with the goalie in the 43rd minute, the ... 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 Niyazi Çubukcu couldn't finish the play.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Uğur Sayhan to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 51st minute, Sancar Gülerce managed to get in a good position for a shot. ...'s supporters rose to their feet, but Sancar Gülerce was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Günalp İstikbal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to istanbul getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Saadettin Akar hit a great ball. Harun Sidam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uğur Sayhan in the 57th minute of the match. Uğur Sayhan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Harun Sidam having to interfere. 67 minutes into the game, Nafiz Tuz lined in a short shot 1-2 behind a frustrated Harun Sidam. In the 70th minute of the match Hayati Ozansu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Günalp İstikbal showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Günalp İstikbal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Feyzullay Kürşat in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 75th minute of the match Hasan Talayhan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Harun Sidam skillfully saved the ball. Nafiz Tuz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Harun Sidam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 80 minutes into the game, Nafiz Tuz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Harun Sidam was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Günalp İstikbal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niyazi Çubukcu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ...'s goalkeeper couldn't reach when Uğur Sayhan 85 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 1-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feyzullay Kürşat in the 90th minute of play forced istanbul's goalkeeper Günalp İstikbal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Uğur Sayhan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Harun Sidam having to make a save. Günalp İstikbal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niyazi Çubukcu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 97 minutes, Uğur Sayhan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. istanbul's supporters crossed their fingers, but Uğur Sayhan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. istanbul's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.