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Domanic Stadium
Spectators: 7660 (Terracing: 5786, Seating: 1774, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Brian Fitzpatrick kicked off to start the match. Niğde FK's Brian Fitzpatrick got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Brian Fitzpatrick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Önder Hacıoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arda Göksel Süvari kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. Asım Ekrem Yaman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Önder Hacıoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mehmet Akdoğu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Besim Tacik in the 18th minute of the match. In the 20th minute, Brian Fitzpatrick ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Önder Hacıoğlu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Brian Fitzpatrick recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Arda Göksel Süvari during the 30th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Pasabahce's Arda Göksel Süvari got a free kick in the 30th minute. Brian Fitzpatrick's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Önder Hacıoğlu firmly grabbed it by the left post. Brian Fitzpatrick received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Önder Hacıoğlu came out and tried to block the shot, but Brian Fitzpatrick slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 36th minute. Emre İltemiz charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Emre İltemiz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Niğde FK getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Celalettin Acarsoy hit a great ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Besim Tacik was the one to do the kick off. Orhan Seyfi Eker kicked well hit freekick during the 50th minute of the match. A collision led to Niğde FK getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Celalettin Acarsoy hit a great ball. Önder Hacıoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brian Fitzpatrick in the 59th minute of the match. When Pasabahce's Besim Tacik in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Niğde FK's goalie prevented a goal. In the 65th minute Brian Fitzpatrick shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Önder Hacıoğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Orhan Seyfi Eker notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Pasabahce's Önder Hacıoğlu. Önder Hacıoğlu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Brian Fitzpatrick received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Önder Hacıoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Brian Fitzpatrick sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Orhan Seyfi Eker recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arda Göksel Süvari kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. After 84 played minutes Niğde FK got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Nasir Oyal. Mehmet Bilge Saim's late challenge caught a Pasabahce's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mehmet Bilge Saim helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Niğde FK's Mehmet Bilge Saim got a free kick in the 89th minute. After having played for 91 minutes, Brian Fitzpatrick managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Niğde FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Brian Fitzpatrick was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Önder Hacıoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Asım Ekrem Yaman in the 93rd minute of play. Niğde FK's Mehmet Akdoğu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Besim Tacik in the 95th minute of play. After 96 minutes Niğde FK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Turan Ergüner who took care of the corner kick. Genco Aydoğan made a great header on Pasabahce's corner, it was just that Niğde FK's Mehmet Akdoğu managed to reach the ball for a save. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Niğde FK fully deserved thier win.