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Türkiyem Arena
Spectators: 7656 (Terracing: 5744, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aykan Baykara kicked off to start the match. The audience was convinced that Utku Başesgi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mustafa Yaşar Direm was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Güzel Türkiyem's Aykan Baykara was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Douglas Steenbecks in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The supporters of NidaHome booed when Güzel Türkiyem was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vehdi Turcan didn't get a good kick on the ball. 10 minutes into the game, Yaman Oruz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Güzel Türkiyem's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NidaHome the free kick. After a rather tough play, Güzel Türkiyem's Yaman Oruz got a free kick in the 10th minute. NidaHome's Fevzi Taybars couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 11th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Güzel Türkiyem. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kamer Kalhan during the 13th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Güzel Türkiyem's Kamer Kalhan got a free kick in the 13th minute. Fevzi Taybars's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mustafa Yaşar Direm read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 14th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Onuralp Saim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute Patryk Arbaszewski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Douglas Steenbecks saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aykan Baykara scored 1-0 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Douglas Steenbecks, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to NidaHome getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Bora Taykoç hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Güzel Türkiyem's Aykan Baykara tried to score from far away in the 23rd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 26 minutes into the match, Güzel Türkiyem's goal looked a bit too open when Tuncay Sahir came free, but Mustafa Yaşar Direm reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Patryk Arbaszewski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Douglas Steenbecks. That made the score 2-0 in the 30 minute of play. After 33 played minutes Güzel Türkiyem got a freekick which was hit by Emil Şandru. After 34 minutes, Patryk Arbaszewski mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Güzel Türkiyem and the NidaHome players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Şandru in the 36th minute of play forced NidaHome's goalkeeper Douglas Steenbecks to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Qi Xiao Kun during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Qi Xiao Kun kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. In the 43rdth minute of the game Utku Başesgi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Güzel Türkiyem's Mustafa Yaşar Direm was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 46th minute, Vehdi Turcan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Utku Başesgi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Kılıçhan Rüşti shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Douglas Steenbecks saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Utku Başesgi did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-1 to the left of a surprised Mustafa Yaşar Direm 53 minutes into the match. After 60 minutes, Utku Başesgi made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Güzel Türkiyem's Mustafa Yaşar Direm tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. NidaHome's Douglas Steenbecks played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emil Şandru in the 80th minute of play. Douglas Steenbecks showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aykan Baykara, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Mustafa Yaşar Direm had great luck who in the 83rdth minute grab hold of the ball when Utku Başesgi from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. With a little luck, Güzel Türkiyem's Mustafa Yaşar Direm got control of the ball when Yaman Uluman tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Utku Başesgi got free with Mustafa Yaşar Direm in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Mustafa Yaşar Direm made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tuncay Sahir in the 89th minute of play. Utku Başesgi 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. A collision led to Güzel Türkiyem getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Yaman Oruz hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Güzel Türkiyem had won after a very even match.