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Atatürk Stadyumu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Murat Umman started the match with the kick off. When Erim Baykara came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Martı Spor Kulübü 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 Erim Baykara couldn't finish the play. In the 12th match minute, Martı Spor Kulübü was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hakan Kutalp to maneuver through the defense. Ozan Tacal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Burhan Geylanoğullarından having to interfere. Mehmet Halis Durcan charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mehmet Halis Durcan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 26th match minute, Martı Spor Kulübü was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehmet Halis Durcan to maneuver through the defense. After 28 played minutes Sakaryaspor got a freekick which was hit by Selmi Tanrıverdi. The audience thought a goal was coming when Erim Baykara got free with Yıldıray İğdemir in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 30 minutes into the match, Sakaryaspor's goalkeeper Yıldıray İğdemir had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erim Baykara. In the 35th minute, Erim Baykara hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Selmi Tanrıverdi hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. 43 minutes into the game, Ozan Tacal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Sakaryaspor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Martı Spor Kulübü the free kick. Ozan Tacal hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Selami İlkutay charged in rather forcefully in the 48th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Selami İlkutay the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

If Erim Baykara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yıldıray İğdemir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erim Baykara in the 57th minute of play. Yıldıray İğdemir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehmet Halis Durcan in the 60th minute of the match. In the 67th minute, Hakan Kutalp left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Martı Spor Kulübü fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 69th minute, Hakan Kutalp 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. A collision led to Sakaryaspor getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Varol Visali hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hakan Kutalp in the 72nd minute of play forced Sakaryaspor's goalkeeper Yıldıray İğdemir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 76th minute, Mehmet Halis Durcan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Burhan Geylanoğullarından made an important save on a dangerous shot by Murat Umman in the 81st minute. In the 84th match minute, Sakaryaspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yavuz Selim Tanay to maneuver through the defense. Yıldıray İğdemir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erim Baykara in the 85th minute of the match. Erim Baykara received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Yıldıray İğdemir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yıldıray İğdemir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hakan Kutalp in the 88th minute of play. A collision led to Martı Spor Kulübü getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Selami İlkutay hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ozan Tacal in the 97th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Burhan Geylanoğullarından prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.