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Malatyaspor
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. İslam Mutlualp started the match with the kick off. Düzce FK's Başaran Şentürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İslam Mutlualp in the 3rd minute of play. The supporters of Malatyaspor booed when Düzce FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vehdi Ecemiş didn't get a good kick on the ball. Düzce FK's Başaran Şentürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İslam Mutlualp in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Özgün Akduman in the 11th minute of play forced Malatyaspor's goalkeeper Yunus Akkın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, Düzce FK's goal looked a bit too open when İslam Mutlualp came free, but Başaran Şentürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th match minute, Malatyaspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gürcan Karakaya to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mansur Tun during the 18th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 18 played minutes Malatyaspor got a freekick which was hit by Mansur Tun. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by İslam Mutlualp during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Düzce FK booed when Malatyaspor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. İslam Mutlualp didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gürkan Şenol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Yunus Akkın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Özgün Akduman got free in front of the goal in the 25th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Yunus Akkın was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Vehdi Ecemiş's late challenge caught a Malatyaspor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Vehdi Ecemiş helped the player get up and apologised. After 35 played minutes Düzce FK got a freekick which was hit by Vehdi Ecemiş. Koray Elçioğlu charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Koray Elçioğlu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Malatyaspor's Koray Elçioğlu got a free kick in the 44th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Özgün Akduman made a kick off. A collision led to Düzce FK getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Adnan İftihar hit a great ball. İslam Mutlualp took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Başaran Şentürk. Başaran Şentürk dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Başaran Şentürk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İslam Mutlualp, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. İslam Mutlualp's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Başaran Şentürk read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 60th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Olcay Kutel during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Olcay Kutel hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. A collision led to Malatyaspor getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Alperen Erkılınç hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gürkan Şenol got free with Yunus Akkın in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 70 minutes into the game, Malatyaspor's Kayhan Sarıkaya nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Başaran Şentürk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. 75 minutes into the match, Düzce FK's goal looked a bit too open when İslam Mutlualp came free, but Başaran Şentürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute Kayhan Sarıkaya shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Başaran Şentürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Malatyaspor's goal looked a bit too open when Özgün Akduman came free, but Yunus Akkın reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. During the 82nd minute of the match Vehdi Ecemiş completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Vehdi Ecemiş a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Düzce FK getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Vehdi Ecemiş hit a great ball. Kayhan Sarıkaya fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Başaran Şentürk having to interfere. Kayhan Sarıkaya scored 3-0 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Başaran Şentürk, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Malatyaspor fans cheered their team off the field, for while Düzce FK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.