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Ardahan
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Adnan Hizanlı got the match started through his kick off. After 2 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Yeniköy! In the 4th minute there was a penalty for Ardahan. Bektaş Veli Yaves stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ali Nabi Samin. 1-0. 9 minutes into the match, Ardahan's Selmi Keçeci sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ali Nabi Samin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Yeniköy's Ali Nabi Samin got control of the ball when Selmi Keçeci tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 14 played minutes Ardahan got a freekick which was hit by Lütfullah Turkay. After recieving a nice pass, Yeniköy's Çağan Koray tried to score from far away in the 15th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Kunter Erencan kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. A collision led to Yeniköy getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Recai Öztanır hit a great ball. 23 minutes in the game, Adnan Hizanlı dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. Yeniköy's defense didn't have a chance, in the 26th minute, when Adnan Hizanlı scored to the left of an out of position Ali Nabi Samin, making the score, 2-0. 36 minutes into the match, Adnan Hizanlı dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ali Nabi Samin, 3-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Berat Taciroğlu to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Ardahan's Adnan Hizanlı sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ali Nabi Samin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 53rd minute, Atabey Zeyrek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ali Nabi Samin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adnan Hizanlı in the 57th minute of the match. Adnan Hizanlı sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Paşa Hakyemez charged in rather forcefully in the 61st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paşa Hakyemez the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Yeniköy getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Paşa Hakyemez hit a great ball. Selmi Keçeci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 65thth minute of the game Adnan Hizanlı who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Yeniköy's Ali Nabi Samin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Selmi Keçeci's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ali Nabi Samin was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. Adnan Hizanlı fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Nabi Samin having to interfere. When Nizam Vurgun fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ardahan's protests and gave Nizam Vurgun a yellow card for diving instead. In the 75th match minute, Ardahan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nizam Vurgun to maneuver through the defense. Tansu Tümcan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 89th minute Adnan Hizanlı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Nabi Samin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 91st minute, Şevket Onursal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ali Nabi Samin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Selmi Keçeci in the 92nd minute of the match. Ali Nabi Samin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Selmi Keçeci, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. After 94 minutes, Recai Öztanır mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Yeniköy and the Ardahan players grew even worse after the yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Selmi Keçeci managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ardahan's supporters rose to their feet, but Selmi Keçeci was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ali Nabi Samin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ardahan walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.