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Kömürspor Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Resul Özkoc showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İstemihan Atikoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 6th minute İstemihan Atikoğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Resul Özkoc saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 8th minute, Ahmet Hasan Hilal 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 careless play in the Esme defense, Baturhan Pınar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gökçe Işıklar. The Esme fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gökçe Işıklar should have stopped the shot. Demiralp Başöz's late challenge caught a Esme's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Demiralp Başöz helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Kömürspor booed when Esme was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bumin Hatırlı didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Esme's Ömer Rıza Hekimbaşı got a free kick in the 24th minute. 25 minutes into the game, Bumin Hatırlı was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Esme's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kömürspor the free kick. After a rather tough play, Esme's Bumin Hatırlı got a free kick in the 26th minute. Ahmet Kutsi Çelenk struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Gökçe Işıklar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kömürspor. Ahmet Hasan Hilal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gökçe Işıklar having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Balaban Tunçtürk's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Resul Özkoc was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Bumin Hatırlı got his second yellow card in the match during the 40th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 44 minutes, Baturhan Pınar mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kömürspor and the Esme players grew even worse after the yellow card. Baturhan Pınar hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Kömürspor's zone, Hıncal Serdengeçti stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Resul Özkoc came out of the goal and Hıncal Serdengeçti tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Kömürspor were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Esme's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ahmet Kutsi Çelenk took the corner. The corner led Kömürspor's Ahmet Kutsi Çelenk to fire away a dangerous shot which Gökçe Işıklar despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Balaban Tunçtürk blasted a shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Resul Özkoc having to make a save. Ömer Rıza Hekimbaşı fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Resul Özkoc having to interfere. Mustafa Emre Yalaza charged in rather forcefully in the 73rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mustafa Emre Yalaza the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mustafa Emre Yalaza kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. İstemihan Atikoğlu's late challenge caught a Kömürspor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. İstemihan Atikoğlu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 78th match minute, Esme was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İstemihan Atikoğlu to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when İstemihan Atikoğlu got free with Resul Özkoc in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ömer Rıza Hekimbaşı's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Resul Özkoc read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, Esme's goal looked a bit too open when Baturhan Pınar came free, but Gökçe Işıklar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Esme's Balaban Tunçtürk got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 95 played minutes Esme got a freekick which was hit by Fazlı Sebil. After having played for 96 minutes, Baturhan Pınar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kömürspor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Baturhan Pınar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Kömürspor fans cheered their team off the field, for while Esme had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.