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ekselans izmir
Spectators: 7673 (Terracing: 5755, Seating: 1765, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Birant Sartık took the kick off in the first half of the match. İlyas Helvacı kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Akın Bağcıoğlu's late challenge caught a izmir spor ny's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Akın Bağcıoğlu helped the player get up and apologised. After 8 played minutes Kestel JK got a freekick which was hit by Akın Bağcıoğlu. Mutlu Özden sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erdinç Salcan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Birant Sartık, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Haldun Başaran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yaşar Pamir in the 18th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Kestel JK's Akın Bağcıoğlu got a free kick in the 19th minute. Mehmet Akif Türkyılmaz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Haldun Başaran having to interfere. Haldun Başaran showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Danış Özkutal in the 35th minute of the match. 39 minutes into the game, Arda Ozan Kutsel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kestel JK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave izmir spor ny the free kick. A collision led to Kestel JK getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Arda Ozan Kutsel hit a great ball. Erdinç Salcan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Birant Sartık showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 45 minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ahmet Danış Özkutal stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ahmet Danış Özkutal might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Haldun Başaran. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ahmet Danış Özkutal ran back to his position shaking his head. Haldun Başaran made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Ahmet Danış Özkutal sent off a good shot on target. In the 63rd minute Ceyhun Gariboğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erdinç Salcan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bircan Alptekin during the 71st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 71 played minutes izmir spor ny got a freekick which was hit by Bircan Alptekin. If Ahmet Danış Özkutal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kestel JK's Erdinç Salcan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İlyas Helvacı in the 77th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, izmir spor ny's goalkeeper Haldun Başaran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Arda Ozan Kutsel. If Yaşar Pamir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 91 minutes into the match, Kestel JK's Yaşar Pamir sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Haldun Başaran narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Birant Sartık kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in izmir spor ny's zone, Arda Ozan Kutsel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Haldun Başaran came out of the goal and Arda Ozan Kutsel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The izmir spor ny support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.