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Lara Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ahmet Ozan Şahbaz got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the game, Akay Zihni was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nebuchadnezzar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Lara the free kick. The crowd rose to their feet as Lara's Atilla Tarkan Evirgen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mehmet Efe Cumhur. That made the score 1-0 after 6 minutes of play. In the 15thth minute of the game Vecdet Kutlug who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lara's Şükrü Vural was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mehmet Efe Cumhur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmet Ozan Şahbaz in the 17th minute. Feyzullay Yaves fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehmet Efe Cumhur having to interfere. In the 23rd minute of the match Feyzullay Yaves sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mehmet Efe Cumhur skillfully saved the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Lara's Feyzullay Yaves slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mehmet Efe Cumhur. That made the score 2-0 after 25 minutes of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hulusi Ekin in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Şükrü Vural saved Lara from getting behind. Through an outstanding action, after 30 minutes, Mehmet Efe Cumhur successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Şükrü Vural stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hulusi Ekin's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. In the 40th minute, Vecdet Kutlug ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Şükrü Vural was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. After 43 played minutes Lara got a freekick which was hit by Adnan Turalp. Vecdet Kutlug struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Şükrü Vural didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nebuchadnezzar. Şükrü Vural showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alperen Özbilir in the 46th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Hulusi Ekin made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute Ahmet Ozan Şahbaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mehmet Efe Cumhur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Şükrü Vural took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alperen Özbilir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 56 minutes into the match, Lara's goal looked a bit too open when Alperen Özbilir came free, but Şükrü Vural reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Şükrü Vural didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hulusi Ekin went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Mehmet Efe Cumhur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Feyzullay Yaves, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 66th minute, Feyzullay Yaves hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 72nd match minute, Lara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orhan Ceyhan to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd minute, Lara's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Hulusi Ekin fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Nebuchadnezzar's Mehmet Efe Cumhur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atilla Tarkan Evirgen in the 76th minute of play. Şükrü Vural showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vecdet Kutlug, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After 82 minutes, Işıkalp Şener mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lara and the Nebuchadnezzar players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vecdet Kutlug sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Ozan Şahbaz in the 86th minute of play forced Nebuchadnezzar's goalkeeper Mehmet Efe Cumhur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mehmet Efe Cumhur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Feyzullay Yaves, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. 91 minutes into the match, Lara's goalkeeper Şükrü Vural had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hulusi Ekin. Fazlı Müjdat's late challenge caught a Lara's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Fazlı Müjdat helped the player get up and apologised. Fazlı Müjdat kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. The supporters of Lara booed when Nebuchadnezzar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Akay Zihni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nebuchadnezzar succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Lara had controlled the match.