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Balat
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Oğuzcan Abide kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute Oğuzcan Abide shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orhan Veli Soysaltürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 6 minutes into the game, RizeÇayeliSpor's Arda Kortan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Asım Arif Mansız made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Asım Arif Mansız showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alphan Tunçöven, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Mutlu Hacısalihoğlu took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Orhan Veli Soysaltürk. Orhan Veli Soysaltürk dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Altan Kani hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the game, Arda Kortan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Asım Arif Mansız was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Balat SK's Asım Arif Mansız played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cemil Yaşar in the 17th minute of play. Balat SK's Asım Arif Mansız played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Buğrahan Bülbül in the 21st minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Balat SK's Namık Kemal Omay slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Orhan Veli Soysaltürk. That made the score 2-2 after 23 minutes of play. If Buğrahan Bülbül had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Orhan Veli Soysaltürk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Namık Kemal Omay in the 27th minute. Orhan Veli Soysaltürk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oğuzcan Abide in the 37th minute of the match. In the 39th minute, Balat SK's Mutlu Hacısalihoğlu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. After 42 minutes of play, RizeÇayeliSpor's Arda Kortan made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Asım Arif Mansız was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 46th minute, Bilgehan Tutuş made a precise shot to the right of Asım Arif Mansız. Balat SK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 3-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arda Kortan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Arda Kortan notched a goal, 3-5, to the right of Balat SK's Asım Arif Mansız. Asım Arif Mansız was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 55 minutes of play, Balat SK's Oğuzcan Abide made it 4-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Orhan Veli Soysaltürk was left in no man's land by his defense there! Mehdi Çağa's late challenge caught a RizeÇayeliSpor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mehdi Çağa helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd minute, Bilge Şerefhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Orhan Veli Soysaltürk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oğuzcan Abide in the 64th minute of the match. Orhan Veli Soysaltürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Namık Kemal Omay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Asım Arif Mansız showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cemil Yaşar in the 69th minute of the match. A collision led to RizeÇayeliSpor getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Bilgehan Tutuş hit a great ball. In the 70th minute of the match Metehan Savaş sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Orhan Veli Soysaltürk skillfully saved the ball. Kahraman Durualp lost his temper 78 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Orhan Veli Soysaltürk had in the 79thth minute some difficulties stopping Oğuzcan Abide's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 80th minute Namık Kemal Omay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orhan Veli Soysaltürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Asım Arif Mansız didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alphan Tunçöven went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-7 was the resulting score. If Buğrahan Bülbül had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 87th minute, Fikri Vural hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oğuzcan Abide in the 89th minute of play forced RizeÇayeliSpor's goalkeeper Orhan Veli Soysaltürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arda Kortans short, quick shot in the 91stth minute got Asım Arif Mansız to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. RizeÇayeliSpor's Orhan Veli Soysaltürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mutlu Hacısalihoğlu in the 97th minute of play. RizeÇayeliSpor's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.