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Ekinözü
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the game, Justo Panguision was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Antakya FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Ekinözü the free kick. A collision led to Antakya FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Justo Panguision hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alpay Kadrican in the 5th minute of play forced Antakya FC's goalkeeper Hulusi Yarlık to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 6th minute, Iwo Dlugi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Antakya FC's Hulusi Yarlık proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 9th minute of the match, managed to save Antakya FC from getting a goal against them. When Justo Panguision came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Antakya FC 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 Justo Panguision couldn't finish the play. In the 16th minute Arif Burak Suheyl shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Songurhan Cansal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 18 minutes of play, Antakya FC's Arif Burak Suheyl made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Songurhan Cansal was left in no man's land by his defense there! Songurhan Cansal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arif Burak Suheyl, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Songurhan Cansal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arif Burak Suheyl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hulusi Yarlık made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dursun Direnç in the 31st minute. Arif Burak Suheyl took the ball and in the 36 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Songurhan Cansal. Songurhan Cansal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 40 minutes into the game, Dursun Direnç was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ekinözü's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Antakya FC the free kick. Songurhan Cansal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Justo Panguision, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. After 45 played minutes Antakya FC got a freekick which was hit by Yağızalp Enginsoy. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arif Burak Suheyl to make the kick off. Antakya FC's Hulusi Yarlık played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alpay Kadrican in the 57th minute of play. Antakya FC's Justo Panguision got his second yellow card of the match in the 58th minute. The referee ordered Justo Panguision off the ground. Tansu Bedi made in the 64th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Dursun Direnç. In the 66th match minute, Antakya FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iwo Dlugi to maneuver through the defense. If Dorukhan Enver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Songurhan Cansal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arif Burak Suheyl, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Antakya FC's attentive Yağızalp Enginsoy managed to snatch the ball when Tansu Bedi made a throw-in in the 74th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Alpay Kadrican managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ekinözü's supporters rose to their feet, but Alpay Kadrican was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hulusi Yarlık breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arif Burak Suheyl kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Anıl Mücahit Soysan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hulusi Yarlık. Antakya FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Anıl Mücahit Soysan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ekinözü's goalkeeper Songurhan Cansal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Songurhan Cansal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Arif Burak Suheyl in the 85th minute. Tansu Bedi made in the 87th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Antakya FC's Yağızalp Enginsoy. Robert Pirès received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Songurhan Cansal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Dorukhan Enver 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Arif Burak Suheyl managed to get in a good position for a shot. Antakya FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arif Burak Suheyl was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Songurhan Cansal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Antakya FC played a much better game than Ekinözü and deserved their victory. The Ekinözü players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.