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Necatibey Stadium
Spectators: 7463 (Terracing: 5598, Seating: 1716, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Samet Aktaşlı started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Necatibey's goal looked a bit too open when Gazanfer Özcan Özilhan came free, but Kağan Hüsrev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 9th match minute, Necatibey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doğukan İpek to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Necatibey getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Bahadır Serkan hit a great ball. Kağan Hüsrev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samet Aktaşlı in the 12th minute of play. In the 13thth minute of the game Samet Aktaşlı who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Necatibey's Kağan Hüsrev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 18th minute Gazanfer Özcan Özilhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kağan Hüsrev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ali Kağan Genç charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ali Kağan Genç the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Necatibey! 23 minutes into the match, Samet Aktaşlı had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kağan Hüsrev. Necatibey's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Samet Aktaşlı was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Gazanfer Özcan Özilhan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eses City's supporters rose to their feet, but Gazanfer Özcan Özilhan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kağan Hüsrev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 29th match minute, Necatibey was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doğukan İpek to maneuver through the defense. Samet Aktaşlı fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kağan Hüsrev having to interfere. When Gazanfer Özcan Özilhan came up free with the goalie in the 40th minute, the Eses City 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 Gazanfer Özcan Özilhan couldn't finish the play. In the 41stth minute of the game Gazanfer Özcan Özilhan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Necatibey's Kağan Hüsrev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Doğukan İpek's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Habib Kınıkaslan firmly grabbed it by the left post. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Derviş Dinçay to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Orhan Tutkun in the 52nd minute of play forced Eses City's goalkeeper Habib Kınıkaslan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Necatibey booed when Eses City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gazanfer Özcan Oker didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 57th minute Ali Orhan Tutkun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Habib Kınıkaslan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Necatibey's Kağan Hüsrev got control of the ball when Gazanfer Özcan Özilhan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Eses City's Samet Aktaşlı got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 66th minute, Rüstem Heper hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Rüstem Heper hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Gazanfer Özcan Özilhan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Kağan Hüsrev made a huge save. In the 75th minute, Doğukan İpek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kağan Hüsrev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samet Aktaşlı, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ali Orhan Tutkun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kağan Hüsrev was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Samet Aktaşlı showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-4 in the 85 minute of play. Gazanfer Özcan Özilhan might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kağan Hüsrev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gazanfer Özcan Özilhan ran back to his position shaking his head. Eses City's Gazanfer Özcan Özilhan got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Eses City's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.