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Atatürk Stadyumu
Spectators: 7474 (Terracing: 5607, Seating: 1718, VIP seats: 149) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ceyhan Özsu made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Karlıova Futbol Kulübü booed when EL GATO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cevat Yücesan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ceyhan Özsu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustafa Ekrem Sancaktar having to interfere. 8 minutes into the match, EL GATO's goal looked a bit too open when Ceyhan Özsu came free, but Mustafa Ekrem Sancaktar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kılıçalp Devrim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Reşat Abdulhakimoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ferdinand Bekken's late challenge caught a Karlıova Futbol Kulübü's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ferdinand Bekken helped the player get up and apologised. In the 15th match minute, EL GATO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferdinand Bekken to maneuver through the defense. 19 minutes into the match, EL GATO's goalkeeper Mustafa Ekrem Sancaktar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Erkut Yaltır. Kılıçalp Devrim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reşat Abdulhakimoğlu having to interfere. Karlıova Futbol Kulübü's Reşat Abdulhakimoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferdi Bilkan in the 26th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Karlıova Futbol Kulübü's Erkut Yaltır slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mustafa Ekrem Sancaktar. That made the score 1-0 after 28 minutes of play. Mustafa Ekrem Sancaktar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ceyhan Özsu, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Karlıova Futbol Kulübü's Reşat Abdulhakimoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kılıçalp Devrim in the 32nd minute of play. In the 35th minute, Zachariasz Roman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Reşat Abdulhakimoğlu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. In the 40th minute, Kılıçalp Devrim ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Reşat Abdulhakimoğlu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 45th minute, Erkut Yaltır fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Behçet Orkutay kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kılıçalp Devrim to strike the kick off in the second half. Karlıova Futbol Kulübü's Reşat Abdulhakimoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kılıçalp Devrim in the 54th minute of play. Kılıçalp Devrim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Reşat Abdulhakimoğlu having to interfere. The throw-in from Bekir Erbatur in the 63rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by EL GATO's Ataman Genç. In the 67th minute the ball was on its way in behind Karlıova Futbol Kulübü's goalkeeper Reşat Abdulhakimoğlu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Reşat Abdulhakimoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferdi Bilkan, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. In the 72nd match minute, Karlıova Futbol Kulübü was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Behçet Orkutay to maneuver through the defense. Erkut Yaltır took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mustafa Ekrem Sancaktar. Mustafa Ekrem Sancaktar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. EL GATO's Zachariasz Roman got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 87 minutes into the match, Kılıçalp Devrim notched a goal, 2-3, to the right of Karlıova Futbol Kulübü's Reşat Abdulhakimoğlu. Reşat Abdulhakimoğlu was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched EL GATO eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.