League

Türkiye Stadium
Spectators: 7175 (Terracing: 5383, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 142) With his leg Rıza Keykubad managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when Gençlik's Fahri Kutyan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Gerger getting a freekick after 5 minutes play. Güntekin Başar hit a great ball. Gençlik's Fahri Kutyan got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ziya Onur Ulucağ's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kuddusî Dölek read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. A hard shot 14 in the game by Fahri Kutyan from a close distance when the talented Rıza Keykubad managed to make a qualified save. Gerger's players were relieved. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gerger's goalkeeper Rıza Keykubad, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ziya Onur Ulucağ received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Kuddusî Dölek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Çetin Durul managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gençlik's supporters rose to their feet, but Çetin Durul was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rıza Keykubad breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ziya Onur Ulucağ scored 0-1 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Kuddusî Dölek, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gerger's Rıza Keykubad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Çetin Durul in the 35th minute of play. Ali Berkant Hadim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kuddusî Dölek having to interfere. Kuddusî Dölek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Oğuzalp Gümüşsoy in the 44th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ziya Onur Ulucağ was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute Çetin Durul suffered a foot injury and had to be helped off the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Demirhan Sabi during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rıza Keykubad made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fahri Kutyan in the 59th minute of play. Ferman Bektaş fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rıza Keykubad having to interfere. When Gençlik's Fahri Kutyan in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Gerger's goalie prevented a goal. In the 64th minute Fahri Kutyan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rıza Keykubad saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Fahri Kutyan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 1-1 became the score in the 72nd minute when Fahri Kutyan elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When İzzettin Umut fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gençlik's protests and gave İzzettin Umut a yellow card for diving instead. After 77 played minutes Gençlik got a freekick which was hit by İzzettin Umut. Kuddusî Dölek was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ali Berkant Hadim showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 82 minute of play. When Ahmet Ali Genç came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Gençlik 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 Ahmet Ali Genç couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Ziya Onur Ulucağ managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gerger's supporters rose to their feet, but Ziya Onur Ulucağ was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kuddusî Dölek breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 90 minutes into the match, Gerger's goal looked a bit too open when Fahri Kutyan came free, but Rıza Keykubad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gerger's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.