League

Horoz Arena
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Çeliker Ruhi took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to sivas divriği getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Ahmet Harun Özakay hit a great ball. 5 minutes into the match, Hazar Kayaalp notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of sivas divriği's Kaptan Sufi. Kaptan Sufi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Erhan Ömür kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, sivas divriği's goalkeeper Kaptan Sufi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eralp Çelikel. Soner Berkman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ensar Yürükoğlu having to make a save. Ensar Yürükoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Çeliker Ruhi in the 19th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, sivas divriği's goalkeeper Kaptan Sufi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ali Nabi Hürsel. In the 21st minute, Denizli United's Baransel Riayet seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Baransel Riayet the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Denizli United protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Baransel Riayet had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The supporters of sivas divriği booed when Denizli United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baransel Riayet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ensar Yürükoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Ziya Başsoy, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Hazar Kayaalp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ensar Yürükoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Çeliker Ruhi, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. sivas divriği's Ata Derman got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 44th match minute, Denizli United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Güvenç Eskioğlu to maneuver through the defense. Soner Berkman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ensar Yürükoğlu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

Ensar Yürükoğlu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ata Derman showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-4 in the 51 minute of play. 54 minutes into the game, sivas divriği's Cevdet Muzaffer nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ensar Yürükoğlu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-5. After some careless play in the Denizli United defense, Cevdet Muzaffer kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ensar Yürükoğlu. The Denizli United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ensar Yürükoğlu should have stopped the shot. 60 minutes into the match, Denizli United's goal looked a bit too open when Cevdet Muzaffer came free, but Ensar Yürükoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. sivas divriği's Çeliker Ruhi got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ata Derman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ali Nabi Hürsel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Kaptan Sufi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Soner Berkman charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Soner Berkman the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Soner Berkman hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Ali Nabi Hürsel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Soner Berkman might have been able to make a better finish in the 74th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ensar Yürükoğlu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Soner Berkman ran back to his position shaking his head. Ensar Yürükoğlu didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 82nd minute, which inside left pole to 1-8. If Çeliker Ruhi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ensar Yürükoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ata Derman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, sivas divriği's Ahmet Gündüz Canaydin got a free kick in the 96th minute.