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OSMANİYE PARK
Spectators: 7841 (Terracing: 5882, Seating: 1803, VIP seats: 156) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aktan Develi got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Midgards's goalkeeper Semi Akmeşe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Micki Alting. In a very dangerous position, a player in Midgards fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Semi Akmeşe, was totally fooled by OSMANİYE FK 1996's Gürhan Halıcı, who 9 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 12 minutes into the match, Midgards's goal looked a bit too open when Gürhan Halıcı came free, but Semi Akmeşe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Micki Alting's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 16thth minute, Semi Akmeşe skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Gürhan Halıcı might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Semi Akmeşe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gürhan Halıcı ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Midgards's goalkeeper Semi Akmeşe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Semi Akmeşe made a fantastic save in the 23rd minute, when Nathan Cannavaro sent off a good shot on target. In the 24th minute OSMANİYE FK 1996 were awarded a corner. Nathan Cannavaro went to the cornerflag to take it. 28 minutes into the game, Aktan Develi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Serhan Şemsifer was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ahmet Harun Karan charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ahmet Harun Karan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Midgards's Ahmet Harun Karan got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 32nd minute, Nathan Cannavaro got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Aktan Develi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 40th minute, Babür Ulvi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 41 minutes of play, OSMANİYE FK 1996's Gürhan Halıcı made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Semi Akmeşe was left in no man's land by his defense there! When 陶耀 fell near the penalty area in the 43rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored OSMANİYE FK 1996's protests and gave 陶耀 a yellow card for diving instead. After 44 played minutes OSMANİYE FK 1996 got a freekick which was hit by 陶耀. After having played for 45 minutes, Mehmet Halis İpekdal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. OSMANİYE FK 1996's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mehmet Halis İpekdal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berkin Saygın in the 48th minute of play forced OSMANİYE FK 1996's goalkeeper Serhan Şemsifer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gürhan Halıcı to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Micki Alting in the 53rd minute of play forced Midgards's goalkeeper Semi Akmeşe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aktan Develi came free with the goalkeeper in the 58th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Serhan Şemsifer could save by the left post. In the 63rd minute, Micki Alting left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The OSMANİYE FK 1996 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Semi Akmeşe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gürhan Halıcı, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. 66 minutes into the match, Gürhan Halıcı notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Midgards's Semi Akmeşe. Semi Akmeşe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 73 minutes into the match, Midgards's goal looked a bit too open when Gürhan Halıcı came free, but Semi Akmeşe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Midgards's goal looked a bit too open when Micki Alting came free, but Semi Akmeşe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Semi Akmeşe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gürhan Halıcı in the 84th minute of the match. After 84 minutes of play, OSMANİYE FK 1996's Gürhan Halıcı made it 7-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Semi Akmeşe was left in no man's land by his defense there! 87 minutes into the match, OSMANİYE FK 1996's Nathan Cannavaro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Semi Akmeşe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. OSMANİYE FK 1996's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Nathan Cannavaro in the 92nd minute. OSMANİYE FK 1996's Nathan Cannavaro was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Semi Akmeşe in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Semi Akmeşe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gürhan Halıcı, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 95 minutes Midgards's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nathan Cannavaro who took care of the corner kick. Aktan Develi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Serhan Şemsifer made a huge save. The OSMANİYE FK 1996 players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.