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Sirkeci Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Hüsmen İzzettin got the match started through his kick off. Ceyhan Demiray received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Tuna Özerkmen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th match minute, RED BULLS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Orhan Hacıfettahoğlu to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, Sirkeci's Tuna Özerkmen threw himself towards the right post 13 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Aytekin Hafız, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpected shot in the 14th minute by Ceyhan Demiray got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. If Aytekin Hafız had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd minute of the match Ceyhun Bozkaya sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tuna Özerkmen skillfully saved the ball. In the 25thth minute of the game Aytekin Hafız who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but RED BULLS's Tuna Özerkmen was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sirkeci's Abdullatif Uygun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hüsmen İzzettin in the 26th minute of play. When Hüsmen İzzettin came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the RED BULLS 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 Hüsmen İzzettin couldn't finish the play. Hüsmen İzzettin took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abdullatif Uygun. Abdullatif Uygun dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. When Besim Yağızer fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sirkeci's protests and gave Besim Yağızer a yellow card for diving instead. In the 37th match minute, Sirkeci was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Besim Yağızer to maneuver through the defense. Enis Birhan, 38 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. Ceyhan Demiray scored 1-1 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tuna Özerkmen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Aytekin Hafız made the kick off in the second half. Abdullatif Uygun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İskender Baki Onar in the 51st minute of the match. Cevat Öktüre kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Hıdır Akabe could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 57th minute of the match, but Abdullatif Uygun made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aytekin Hafız in the 60th minute of play forced RED BULLS's goalkeeper Tuna Özerkmen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdullatif Uygun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hüsmen İzzettin, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Hüsmen İzzettin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Abdullatif Uygun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. RED BULLS's Tuna Özerkmen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aytekin Hafız in the 76th minute of play. Tuna Özerkmen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aytekin Hafız in the 78th minute of play. The supporters of Sirkeci booed when RED BULLS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. İskender Baki Onar didn't get a good kick on the ball. İskender Baki Onar's late challenge caught a Sirkeci's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. İskender Baki Onar helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to RED BULLS getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. İskender Baki Onar hit a great ball. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind RED BULLS's goalkeeper Tuna Özerkmen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 91st minute, Aytekin Hafız left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sirkeci fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1.