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Niksar
Spectators: 7446 (Terracing: 5586, Seating: 1712, VIP seats: 148) The attack was good, but when Hristivoj Stoichkov in the 3rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Sikerler's Baturalp Bayezit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ufuk Tulunay in the 6th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustafa Emrah Peykan in the 13th minute of play forced Ekvator Ginesi's goalkeeper Emir Çile to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mansur Onar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Emir Çile tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Emir Çile showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mansur Onar, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Emir Çile made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mansur Onar in the 25th minute of play. 27 minutes into the match, Mansur Onar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emir Çile. Ekvator Ginesi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mansur Onar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Emir Çile stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mansur Onar's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. Mansur Onar's late challenge caught a Ekvator Ginesi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mansur Onar helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Sikerler getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Mansur Onar hit a great ball. Ekvator Ginesi's Emir Çile played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mansur Onar in the 39th minute of play. In the 41st minute Mansur Onar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emir Çile saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 48th minute, Ufuk Tulunay managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ekvator Ginesi's supporters rose to their feet, but Ufuk Tulunay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Baturalp Bayezit breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hristivoj Stoichkov to make the kick off. Ekvator Ginesi's Emir Çile proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Ekvator Ginesi from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Sikerler getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Doğan Sarik hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nejat Toygar got free with Emir Çile in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mansur Onar in the 67th minute of play forced Ekvator Ginesi's goalkeeper Emir Çile to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mustafa Emrah Peykan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Emir Çile made a huge save. In the 71st minute, Ufuk Tulunay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ufuk Tulunay in the 78th minute of play forced Sikerler's goalkeeper Baturalp Bayezit to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emir Çile showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mansur Onar, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Emir Çile made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mansur Onar in the 85th minute of play. Nejat Toygar charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nejat Toygar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Ekvator Ginesi's goalkeeper Emir Çile, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.