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ÇALIŞKANLAR ARENA
Spectators: 7553 (Terracing: 5666, Seating: 1737, VIP seats: 150) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Turabi Denizcan took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 4th match minute, ÇalışkanSpor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erdoğan Ekincioğlu to maneuver through the defense. Fırat Ahid made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Tahsin Bağışhan sent off a good shot on target. In the 9th minute, Turabi Denizcan made a precise shot to the right of Rene Nevada. ÇalışkanSpor's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 12 minutes into the match, Yakakent's goalkeeper Fırat Ahid had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tahsin Bağışhan. Rene Nevada took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Turabi Denizcan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 16 minutes, Pascal Semih managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ÇalışkanSpor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Pascal Semih was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Tahsin Bağışhan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Fırat Ahid. That made the score 1-1 in the 17 minute of play. Eulalio Petri sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st match minute, Yakakent was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abdulbaki Hazer to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute Turabi Denizcan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Nevada saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 27 minutes into the game, Tyrone Wardill was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ÇalışkanSpor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yakakent the free kick. In the 28th minute, Tyrone Wardill hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A sloppy throw-in by Şevket Zati in the 30th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ÇalışkanSpor's Tyrone Wardill. An unexpectedly hard shot by Turabi Denizcan in the 33rd minute of play forced ÇalışkanSpor's goalkeeper Rene Nevada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Şanver Orhun recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 36th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 37th minute, Pascal Semih reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fırat Ahid. The goal made the score 2-1. After some careless play in the ÇalışkanSpor defense, Aras Mutlugün kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rene Nevada. The ÇalışkanSpor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rene Nevada should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Yakakent's zone, Şanver Orhun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fırat Ahid came out of the goal and Şanver Orhun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

After a rather tough play, Yakakent's Azmi Nazım got a free kick in the 52nd minute. ÇalışkanSpor's Rene Nevada proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save ÇalışkanSpor from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdulbaki Hazer in the 59th minute of play forced ÇalışkanSpor's goalkeeper Rene Nevada to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aras Mutlugün got free with Rene Nevada in the 61st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abdulbaki Hazer charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdulbaki Hazer the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 63 played minutes Yakakent got a freekick which was hit by Abdulbaki Hazer. 66 minutes into the game, Pascal Semih cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Fırat Ahid was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fırat Ahid didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pascal Semih went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Fırat Ahid took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pascal Semih, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pascal Semih might have been able to make a better finish in the 79th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fırat Ahid. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pascal Semih ran back to his position shaking his head. Şevket Zati made in the 81st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ÇalışkanSpor's Huey Blackwater. Azmi Nazım's late challenge caught a ÇalışkanSpor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Azmi Nazım helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of ÇalışkanSpor booed when Yakakent was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Azmi Nazım didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pascal Semih fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fırat Ahid having to interfere. When Pascal Semih came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the ÇalışkanSpor 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 Pascal Semih couldn't finish the play. Rene Nevada didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Turabi Denizcan went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. There was no doubt that ÇalışkanSpor were the better team. ÇalışkanSpor's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.