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Match Report
Zara
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Levent Mürsel kicked off to start the match. If Levent Mürsel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aris Fc's Ekrem Balkanlı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arslan Rebi in the 11th minute of play. In the 12th minute, Gencer Bilgetay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 14 minutes, Erhun Dilsaz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aris Fc's supporters crossed their fingers, but Erhun Dilsaz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Arslan Rebi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zara's supporters rose to their feet, but Arslan Rebi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ekrem Balkanlı breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ahmet Hakan Ergül's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ekrem Balkanlı firmly grabbed it by the left post. 31 minutes into the match, Aris Fc's goal looked a bit too open when Arslan Rebi came free, but Ekrem Balkanlı reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aris Fc's Ekrem Balkanlı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arslan Rebi in the 36th minute of play. If Arslan Rebi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Arslan Rebi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zara's supporters rose to their feet, but Arslan Rebi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ekrem Balkanlı breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arslan Rebi made a kick off. After 53 played minutes Zara got a freekick which was hit by Burak Kongar. Ekrem Balkanlı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arslan Rebi in the 56th minute of the match. After 60 minutes of play, Zara's Arslan Rebi made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ekrem Balkanlı was left in no man's land by his defense there! Levent Mürsel let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 64th minute shot 2-1 at rihgt post. Şakir İskandil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Levent Mürsel in the 68th minute of play. Burak Kongar's late challenge caught a Aris Fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Burak Kongar helped the player get up and apologised. In the 69th match minute, Zara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Burak Kongar to maneuver through the defense. Erhun Dilsaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ekrem Balkanlı made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arslan Rebi in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Burak Kongar 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. Aris Fc's Erhun Dilsaz got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Levent Mürsel in the 81stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Şakir İskandil, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 83rd minute, Burak Kongar made a precise shot to the right of Ekrem Balkanlı. Aris Fc's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. When Alper Yiğithan came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Zara fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alper Yiğithan couldn't finish the play. Erhun Dilsaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 96 minutes into the match, Arslan Rebi notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Aris Fc's Ekrem Balkanlı. Ekrem Balkanlı was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Zara were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Aris Fc for a fine match.
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