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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Malatyaspor's İslam Mutlualp started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Koray Elçioğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. GoodFellas's İzzet İbrahimoğlu couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 5th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Malatyaspor. A collision led to Malatyaspor getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Gürcan Karakaya hit a great ball. İslam Mutlualp's late challenge caught a GoodFellas's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. İslam Mutlualp helped the player get up and apologised. İslam Mutlualp kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Abdi Necaettin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yunus Akkın having to make a save. Yunus Akkın made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mithat İncirli in the 10th minute. Asaf Karlukhan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İslam Mutlualp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 16 minutes into the match, Malatyaspor's İslam Mutlualp sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Asaf Karlukhan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Kayhan Sarıkaya got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Asaf Karlukhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İslam Mutlualp in the 22nd minute of play. Mithat İncirli sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Malatyaspor's Yunus Akkın got control of the ball when Mithat İncirli tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Kayhan Sarıkaya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yunus Akkın made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mithat İncirli in the 32nd minute. Kayhan Sarıkaya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Asaf Karlukhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 42 minutes into the game, İslam Mutlualp cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Asaf Karlukhan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Asaf Karlukhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kayhan Sarıkaya, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Malatyaspor's Kayhan Sarıkaya sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Asaf Karlukhan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After the first half Malatyaspor were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abdi Necaettin was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by İslam Mutlualp in the 60th minute of play forced GoodFellas's goalkeeper Asaf Karlukhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 64 played minutes Malatyaspor got a freekick which was hit by Gürcan Karakaya. Yunus Akkın made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mithat İncirli in the 73rd minute of play. Gürcan Karakaya kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Mithat İncirli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Yunus Akkın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in GoodFellas's zone, İslam Mutlualp stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Asaf Karlukhan came out of the goal and İslam Mutlualp tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, GoodFellas's Ahmet Sedat Karacan got a free kick in the 82nd minute. When Mithat İncirli came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the GoodFellas 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 Mithat İncirli couldn't finish the play. If Abdi Necaettin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mithat İncirli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yunus Akkın having to interfere. If Abdi Necaettin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kayhan Sarıkaya might have been able to make a better finish in the 96th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Asaf Karlukhan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kayhan Sarıkaya ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Malatyaspor eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.