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Cankurtaran
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Hulusi Tümenbay kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in Cankurtaran FK's zone, Mustafa Hakan Sinan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sakut Bayındır came out of the goal and Mustafa Hakan Sinan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mustafa Hakan Sinan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sakut Bayındır having to interfere. Hayri Çiftçi's late challenge caught a VAKFIKEBİR FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Hayri Çiftçi helped the player get up and apologised. After recieving a nice pass, VAKFIKEBİR FK's Rüştü Uralp tried to score from far away in the 14th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 23rd minute, Mustafa Hakan Sinan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The VAKFIKEBİR FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Gencal Kutlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sarp Çavlı kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, VAKFIKEBİR FK's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Gencal Kutlu fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Sarp Çavlı kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. In the 31st minute Mustafa Hakan Sinan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sakut Bayındır saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sakut Bayındır showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mustafa Hakan Sinan, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. After 35 minutes of play, VAKFIKEBİR FK's Gazi Yılmaz made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sakut Bayındır was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, VAKFIKEBİR FK's Oktay Alatay got a free kick in the 37th minute. In the 39th match minute, Cankurtaran FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mithat Ereken to maneuver through the defense. In the 42nd minute Gazi Yılmaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sakut Bayındır saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 44 minutes into the match, Cankurtaran FK's Hulusi Tümenbay sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ali Baran Akaltan narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mustafa Hakan Sinan to make the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Mustafa Hakan Sinan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Sakut Bayındır. That made the score 0-3 in the 52 minute of play. VAKFIKEBİR FK's Ali Baran Akaltan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hulusi Tümenbay in the 55th minute of play. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind VAKFIKEBİR FK's goalkeeper Ali Baran Akaltan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sakut Bayındır took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Hakan Sinan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hulusi Tümenbay struck a weak shot in the 62nd minute. Ali Baran Akaltan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cankurtaran FK. After a defensive mix-up in VAKFIKEBİR FK's zone, Gencal Kutlu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ali Baran Akaltan came out of the goal and Gencal Kutlu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Hulusi Tümenbay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 69 minutes, Kubat Başesgi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the VAKFIKEBİR FK and the Cankurtaran FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 69 played minutes VAKFIKEBİR FK got a freekick which was hit by Kubat Başesgi. Hulusi Tümenbay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Ali Baran Akaltan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind VAKFIKEBİR FK's goalkeeper Ali Baran Akaltan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sakut Bayındır showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustafa Hakan Sinan in the 80th minute of the match. Ali Baran Akaltan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gencal Kutlu's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gazi Yılmaz got free with Sakut Bayındır in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sakut Bayındır made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Gazi Yılmaz sent off a good shot on target. 90 minutes into the match, Gencal Kutlu notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of VAKFIKEBİR FK's Ali Baran Akaltan. Ali Baran Akaltan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ali Baran Akaltan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hulusi Tümenbay, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. VAKFIKEBİR FK's Ali Baran Akaltan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gencal Kutlu in the 96th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched VAKFIKEBİR FK eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.