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Menekse Stadium
Spectators: 7443 (Terracing: 5583, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) Sergen Sağlamer made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 4th minute, Eren İcmal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 6th minute, Sergen Sağlamer 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. Humberto Tinoco charged in rather forcefully in the 8th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Humberto Tinoco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Menekse getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Humberto Tinoco hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Menekse's zone, Ramazan Kelim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dmitriy Guzhavin came out of the goal and Ramazan Kelim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Sergen Sağlamer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dmitriy Guzhavin having to interfere. Dmitriy Guzhavin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergen Sağlamer in the 17th minute of play. Dmitriy Guzhavin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramazan Kelim, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Dmitriy Guzhavin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergen Sağlamer in the 27th minute of play. Silviu Rizea fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hulusi Seyidhan having to interfere. In the 36thth minute of the game Ramazan Kelim who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Menekse's Dmitriy Guzhavin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Dmitriy Guzhavin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramazan Kelim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sergen Sağlamer in the 42nd minute of play forced Menekse's goalkeeper Dmitriy Guzhavin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silviu Rizea to make the kick off. Silviu Rizea struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Hulusi Seyidhan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Menekse. Dmitriy Guzhavin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergen Sağlamer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 61 minutes, Sergen Sağlamer took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Dmitriy Guzhavin to make any attempt to save it. In the 65th minute, Silviu Rizea left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Menekse fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Dmitriy Guzhavin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sergen Sağlamer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dmitriy Guzhavin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sergen Sağlamer in the 77th minute of play. Sergen Sağlamer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Peker Tuğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Menekse getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Silviu Rizea hit a great ball. Dmitriy Guzhavin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ramazan Kelim in the 89th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ramazan Kelim got free with Dmitriy Guzhavin in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 95 minutes into the match, Sergen Sağlamer dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Dmitriy Guzhavin, 1-2. The Menekse fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Laleli were clearly better and deserved to take the win.