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Sandikli
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The supporters of Sandikli booed when Alex De Souza FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Haydar Uram didn't get a good kick on the ball. Türker Rıza, 6 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. If Muharrem Cansal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 10 minutes into the match, Alex De Souza FC's goal looked a bit too open when Yahya Kemal Yayalp came free, but Baran Seri reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Yahya Kemal Yayalp put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Baran Seri. Lütfi Buğra took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ekrem Bican, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ekrem Bican recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Yahya Kemal Yayalp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Baran Seri was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Ali Haydar Uram charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ali Haydar Uram the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 37th minute, Ali Haydar Uram hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Baran Seri was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Yahya Kemal Yayalp capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Yahya Kemal Yayalp really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yahya Kemal Yayalp to make the kick off. The referee gave Alex De Souza FC a penalty, 56 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Karadeniz Turbay, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sandikli's Lütfi Buğra. 2-2. Birsel Sungur 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. Yahya Kemal Yayalp recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sandikli's Yahya Kemal Yayalp got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Muharrem Cansal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Baran Seri having to make a save. Okanalp Oskan's late challenge caught a Sandikli's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Okanalp Oskan helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Sandikli booed when Alex De Souza FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Okanalp Oskan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 80 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sandikli! When Öztürk Delfin fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sandikli's protests and gave Öztürk Delfin a yellow card for diving instead. After 86 played minutes Sandikli got a freekick which was hit by Öztürk Delfin. Baran Seri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Muharrem Cansal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Yahya Kemal Yayalp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Yahya Kemal Yayalp came up free with the goalie in the 99th minute, the Sandikli 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 Yahya Kemal Yayalp couldn't finish the play. Alex De Souza FC were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Sandikli's much stronger midfield.