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KARTAL ARENA
Spectators: 7655 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Özal Kutuner took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 6th minute of the match, Özal Kutuner got a very nice opportunity to score, but Acun Nuh was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Nizam Barkan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Acun Nuh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ufuk Artuç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Ufuk Artuç kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Acun Nuh. That made the score 1-0 in the 15 minute of play. In the 19th minute Ufuk Artuç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Acun Nuh saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sungurhan Başbuğ kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. TrabzonSpor's Acun Nuh proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save TrabzonSpor from getting a goal against them. In the 27th minute of the match, Ufuk Artuç tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Acun Nuh saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Sungurhan Başbuğ received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Galip Özgulec tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. KRAL KARTAL's Uğur Sabancı suffered a concussion in the 35th minute, after a hard challenge, and had to leave the field. When Çakır Şeref fell near the penalty area in the 35th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored TrabzonSpor's protests and gave Çakır Şeref a yellow card for diving instead. KRAL KARTAL's Berat İnegöllü was substituted for Uğur Sabancı. Acun Nuh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ulaş Ruçhan in the 38th minute. Acun Nuh made an important save on a dangerous shot by Özal Kutuner in the 40th minute. Ulaş Ruçhan's late challenge caught a TrabzonSpor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ulaş Ruçhan helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of TrabzonSpor booed when KRAL KARTAL was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ufuk Artuç didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Nizam Barkan made the kick off in the second half. After 54 minutes, Ufuk Artuç made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. TrabzonSpor's Acun Nuh tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the TrabzonSpor defense, Ufuk Artuç kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Acun Nuh. The TrabzonSpor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Acun Nuh should have stopped the shot. Acun Nuh made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Özal Kutuner in the 63rd minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Hami Elmacı in the 66th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by TrabzonSpor's Kunter Lebib. Acun Nuh didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Özal Kutuner went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. Acun Nuh showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Özal Kutuner, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Özal Kutuner took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Acun Nuh. Acun Nuh dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. Acun Nuh took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ufuk Artuç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 88th minute, Ufuk Artuç left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KRAL KARTAL fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. After 95 played minutes TrabzonSpor got a freekick which was hit by Çakır Şeref. KRAL KARTAL walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.