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SARAY ARENA
Spectators: 7713 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Inácio Romero got the match started through his kick off. Tolga Sezen came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by Lion FC's Hızır Dilazad. But to his dismay, Hızır Dilazad quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The supporters of Saray Spor booed when Lion FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feyzullay Sağanalp didn't get a good kick on the ball. 7 minutes into the match, Saray Spor's Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. In the 9th minute, Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 18 minutes into the match, Lion FC's goalkeeper Ufuk Rasih had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Inácio Romero. Tolga Sezen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afşin Derem in the 24th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Lion FC's goalkeeper Ufuk Rasih had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu. Tolga Sezen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afşin Derem, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inácio Romero in the 31st minute of play forced Lion FC's goalkeeper Ufuk Rasih to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute Saray Spor were awarded a corner. Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Saray Spor's Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu to fire away a dangerous shot which Ufuk Rasih despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Saray Spor 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 Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu couldn't finish the play. In the 37th minute, Alpertunga Hakim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Refik Halit Aydemir's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tolga Sezen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. The referee felt a red card was in order, 40 minutes into the game, when Baturhan Togay put in a rough tackle. 39 minutes into the game, one of Saray Spor:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Tolga Sezen went to the wrong direction when Afşin Derem was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Inácio Romero managed to get in a good position for a shot. Saray Spor's supporters rose to their feet, but Inácio Romero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ufuk Rasih breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tolga Sezen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hızır Dilazad in the 47th minute of the match. After the first half Lion FC were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Afşin Derem to strike the kick off in the second half. Afşin Derem in the 51stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Tolga Sezen, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 52nd minute, Lion FC's Refik Halit Aydemir dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-2. Refik Halit Aydemir recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feyzullay Sağanalp in the 59th minute of play forced Saray Spor's goalkeeper Tolga Sezen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Saray Spor's Tolga Sezen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afşin Derem in the 61st minute of play. In the 62nd match minute, Saray Spor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu to maneuver through the defense. Hızır Dilazad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tolga Sezen having to interfere. Tolga Sezen was out of position in the 65 minute of play, and Hızır Dilazad capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hızır Dilazad really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. 69 minutes into the match, Saray Spor's goalkeeper Tolga Sezen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Afşin Derem. Saray Spor's Tolga Sezen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Saray Spor from getting a goal against them. 75 minutes into the match, Saray Spor's Inácio Romero sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ufuk Rasih narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 77th minute Saray Spor were awarded a corner. Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu went to the cornerflag to take it. Tolga Sezen made a fantastic save in the 79th minute, when Afşin Derem sent off a good shot on target. Refik Halit Aydemir could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Tolga Sezen made a huge save. If Alpertunga Hakim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute, Afşin Derem made a precise shot to the right of Tolga Sezen. Saray Spor's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. Afşin Derem could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Tolga Sezen made a huge save. A throw-in in the 93rd minute of the game was made by İsmail Orhun Kutel with Afşin Derem as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 95 minutes into the match, Saray Spor's goal looked a bit too open when Hızır Dilazad came free, but Tolga Sezen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lion FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.