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Spectators: 7709 (Terracing: 5783, Seating: 1773, VIP seats: 153) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aban Popo got the match started through his kick off. Nuri Fişek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ivan Roeckeloes in the 6th minute of play. Nuri Fişek came out of the goal in the 10th minute to try and stop a shot by TRABZONSPOR's Marcus Edström. But to his dismay, Marcus Edström quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. A collision led to TRABZONSPOR getting a freekick after 15 minutes play. Aban Popo hit a great ball. After 16 minutes, Tacettin Taybars mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TRABZONSPOR and the Büyük Türkiye Cumhuriyeti players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 16th minute, one of TRABZONSPOR:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for TRABZONSPOR. TRABZONSPOR:s Ant Soysaltürk showed great skill when he stopped İnanç Ilıca:s penalty. Ant Soysaltürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baran Alp Şennur, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nuri Fişek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivan Roeckeloes in the 24th minute of the match. TRABZONSPOR's Aban Popo managed to work through Büyük Türkiye Cumhuriyeti's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Aban Popo dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. 28 minutes into the game, İnanç Ilıca was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Büyük Türkiye Cumhuriyeti's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave TRABZONSPOR the free kick. In the 28th minute, İnanç Ilıca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. TRABZONSPOR's Marcus Edström got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ivan Roeckeloes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuri Fişek having to interfere. Aban Popo scored 0-2 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Nuri Fişek, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 36 minutes into the game, Ivan Roeckeloes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Nuri Fişek was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Büyük Türkiye Cumhuriyeti defense, Ivan Roeckeloes kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nuri Fişek. The Büyük Türkiye Cumhuriyeti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nuri Fişek should have stopped the shot. Büyük Türkiye Cumhuriyeti's Nuri Fişek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marcus Edström in the 46th minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-4 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Baran Alp Şennur to make the kick off. 50 minutes into the match, Ivan Roeckeloes notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Büyük Türkiye Cumhuriyeti's Nuri Fişek. Nuri Fişek was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 54 minutes of play TRABZONSPOR's Tacettin Taybars was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, TRABZONSPOR's Tacettin Taybars got a free kick in the 54th minute. İnanç Ilıca was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 55th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Baran Alp Şennur in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ant Soysaltürk saved TRABZONSPOR from getting behind. Nuri Fişek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Göktan Tolgahan, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aban Popo in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nuri Fişek saved Büyük Türkiye Cumhuriyeti from getting behind. Adrian Clementi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Nuri Fişek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of TRABZONSPOR booed when Büyük Türkiye Cumhuriyeti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tarkan Yönet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aban Popo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuri Fişek having to interfere. 86 minutes into the game, Aban Popo recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Nuri Fişek. Aban Popo showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-7. Aban Popo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ivan Roeckeloes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nuri Fişek having to interfere. TRABZONSPOR's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.