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Ardeşen Park
Spectators: 7664 (Terracing: 5749, Seating: 1762, VIP seats: 153) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Sadettin Uzcan took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Arif Nihat Benlioğlu fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ardeşen Pirinçlikspor's protests and gave Arif Nihat Benlioğlu a yellow card for diving instead. 6 minutes into the match, Denizli's goalkeeper Kevin Amado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Senio Robires. Denizli's Kevin Amado played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arif Nihat Benlioğlu in the 10th minute of play. If Gürhan Onurhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 15th minute, Ardeşen Pirinçlikspor's Arif Nihat Benlioğlu ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Kevin Amado. Kevin Amado yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. When Senio Robires fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ardeşen Pirinçlikspor's protests and gave Senio Robires a yellow card for diving instead. Senio Robires's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Kevin Amado firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 23rd minute, Vedat Bedel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 26th minute, Ardeşen Pirinçlikspor's Senio Robires dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Tamer Özgener hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Sertaç Özgenalp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sadettin Uzcan in the 32nd minute of play. Ardeşen Pirinçlikspor's Sertaç Özgenalp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sadettin Uzcan in the 34th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sadettin Uzcan in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sertaç Özgenalp prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 38 minutes into the match, Denizli's goalkeeper Kevin Amado had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Senio Robires. In the 39th minute, Sadettin Uzcan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sertaç Özgenalp was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arif Nihat Benlioğlu was the one to do the kick off. Sadettin Uzcan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 55th minute Senio Robires shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevin Amado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 55th match minute, Ardeşen Pirinçlikspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tamer Özgener to maneuver through the defense. When Sadettin Uzcan fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Denizli's protests and gave Sadettin Uzcan a yellow card for diving instead. After 57 played minutes Denizli got a freekick which was hit by Sadettin Uzcan. In the 62nd minute Arif Nihat Benlioğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kevin Amado saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, Ardeşen Pirinçlikspor's Senio Robires nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Kevin Amado made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. A collision led to Denizli getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Vedat Bedel hit a great ball. After 67 played minutes, Ardeşen Pirinçlikspor's Halit Ziya Türkcan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Kevin Amado came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ardeşen Pirinçlikspor reached it. After 70 played minutes Denizli got a freekick which was hit by Poyraz Hünkar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aivar Lond in the 74th minute of play forced Denizli's goalkeeper Kevin Amado to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kevin Amado took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arif Nihat Benlioğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Ardeşen Pirinçlikspor getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Tamer Özgener hit a great ball. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ardeşen Pirinçlikspor's goalkeeper Sertaç Özgenalp, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 82 played minutes Denizli got a freekick which was hit by Sadettin Uzcan. Kevin Amado showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Senio Robires in the 88th minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Arif Nihat Benlioğlu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kevin Amado. Denizli's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Arif Nihat Benlioğlu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Ardeşen Pirinçlikspor's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.