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BLACK HORSE
Spectators: 7468 (Terracing: 5619, Seating: 1700, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kerem Şahdar started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Meric's Varol Yener got a free kick in the 2nd minute. Kürşat Üçer made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Kerem Şahdar sent off a good shot on target. Çelebi Balyemez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Gündüz Karaoğlan, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Kürşat Üçer came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by BLACK HORSE's Kerem Şahdar. But to his dismay, Kerem Şahdar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. BLACK HORSE's Çelebi Balyemez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İlbey Tokhan in the 14th minute of play. 15 minutes into the match, BLACK HORSE's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Gündüz Karaoğlan came free, but Çelebi Balyemez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Çetin Necip fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Çelebi Balyemez having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Zafer Köksan during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hazar Ruhi hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. When Kerem Şahdar fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BLACK HORSE's protests and gave Kerem Şahdar a yellow card for diving instead. After 30 played minutes BLACK HORSE got a freekick which was hit by Kerem Şahdar. Kerem Şahdar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kürşat Üçer having to interfere. A collision led to BLACK HORSE getting a freekick after 39 minutes play. Berk Yalazan hit a great ball. 41 minutes into the match, BLACK HORSE's goal looked a bit too open when İlbey Tokhan came free, but Çelebi Balyemez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Varol Yener charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Varol Yener the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 45th match minute, Meric was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Varol Yener to maneuver through the defense. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell İlbey Tokhan to make the kick off. In the 58th minute, Ahmet Gündüz Karaoğlan 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. Abbas Özan kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. When Ahmet Emir Tümkan fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored BLACK HORSE's protests and gave Ahmet Emir Tümkan a yellow card for diving instead. After some careless play in the Meric defense, Kerem Şahdar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kürşat Üçer. The Meric fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kürşat Üçer should have stopped the shot. Çelebi Balyemez was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but İlbey Tokhan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 79 minute of play. Dursun Ongen charged in rather forcefully in the 82nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dursun Ongen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 82nd minute, Dursun Ongen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 87 minutes into the game, İlbey Tokhan recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Çelebi Balyemez. İlbey Tokhan showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. In the 94th match minute, Meric was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Gündüz Karaoğlan to maneuver through the defense. Ahmet Emir Tümkan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 95th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Kürşat Üçer. Meric's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Meric were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.