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Hüseyin Avni Aker
Spectators: 7750 (Terracing: 5814, Seating: 1782, VIP seats: 154) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edgar Topolski started the match with the kick off. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Trabzonspor FK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Achraf Hakimi was slow to take the kick. During this time ZAFER FK's players had a chance to rest. 14 minutes into the match, Edgar Topolski notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Trabzonspor FK's Resulhan Serafet. Resulhan Serafet was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 18th minute Hamza Seyidhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdi Mehmet Kutertan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdi Mehmet Kutertan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamza Seyidhan in the 18th minute of play. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by ZAFER FK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Bahri Ruhittin was slow to take the kick. During this time Trabzonspor FK's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Bahri Ruhittin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ZAFER FK's Abdi Mehmet Kutertan did a great save. In the 23rd minute Erbatur Zeyyat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdi Mehmet Kutertan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the ZAFER FK defense, Erbatur Zeyyat kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Abdi Mehmet Kutertan. The ZAFER FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Abdi Mehmet Kutertan should have stopped the shot. When ZAFER FK's Edgar Topolski in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Trabzonspor FK's goalie prevented a goal. Abdi Mehmet Kutertan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamza Seyidhan in the 35th minute of play. Akif Sefaaddin kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 39th minute, Edgar Topolski made a precise shot to the right of Resulhan Serafet. Trabzonspor FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. The audience was convinced that Edgar Topolski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Resulhan Serafet was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

55 minutes into the match, Trabzonspor FK's goal looked a bit too open when İsa Energin came free, but Resulhan Serafet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When İsa Energin came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the ZAFER FK 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 İsa Energin couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, ZAFER FK's Achraf Hakimi got a free kick in the 61st minute. Abdi Mehmet Kutertan made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Erbatur Zeyyat sent off a good shot on target. Trabzonspor FK's Erbatur Zeyyat got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Trabzonspor FK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bahri Ruhittin in the 72nd minute. Resulhan Serafet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Topolski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. İsa Energin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Carlo Pinti kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. When Hacı Ali Otay came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Trabzonspor FK 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 Hacı Ali Otay couldn't finish the play. Erbatur Zeyyat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erbatur Zeyyat got free with Abdi Mehmet Kutertan in the 89th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Edgar Topolski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Resulhan Serafet was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Akif Sefaaddin hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Trabzonspor FK's zone, Achraf Hakimi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Resulhan Serafet came out of the goal and Achraf Hakimi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Trabzonspor FK players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for ZAFER FK.