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Atasanayi
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gündüz Salman took the kick off in the first half of the match. Arif Çelebi Tacis short, quick shot in the 4thth minute got Mürsel Sayraç to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Mürsel Sayraç made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gündüz Salman in the 5th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Gamblers's Hamit Ugraş got a free kick in the 6th minute. Gündüz Salman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mürsel Sayraç made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Arif Çelebi Taci sent off a good shot on target. Gamblers's Mürsel Sayraç played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gündüz Salman in the 24th minute of play. The supporters of Atasanayi JK booed when Gamblers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vatan Boztepe didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th minute of the game, Mansur Salti landed unfortunately after trying to head the ball, and pulled a muscle in the back, so badly that he had to leave the field. Vatan Boztepe charged in rather forcefully in the 28th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vatan Boztepe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Gamblers getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Vatan Boztepe hit a great ball. 32 minutes into the match, Gamblers's Mehmet Ediz Yalçın sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Faruk Nafiz Şinas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Arif Çelebi Taci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Cevdet Özbay managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atasanayi JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Cevdet Özbay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mürsel Sayraç breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Arif Çelebi Taci recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Arif Çelebi Taci received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Mürsel Sayraç tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Suat Seylan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mürsel Sayraç made a fantastic save in the 47th minute, when Arif Çelebi Taci sent off a good shot on target. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Suat Seylan to strike the kick off in the second half. Faruk Nafiz Şinas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Suat Seylan in the 53rd minute of the match. 55 minutes into the match, Ataol Yumlu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mürsel Sayraç. Gamblers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ataol Yumlu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Arif Çelebi Taci in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mürsel Sayraç saved Gamblers from getting behind. In the 60th minute Arif Çelebi Taci shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mürsel Sayraç saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hamit Ugraş kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. When Arif Çelebi Taci came up free with the goalie in the 62nd minute, the Atasanayi JK 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 Arif Çelebi Taci couldn't finish the play. Mehmet Ediz Yalçıns short, quick shot in the 66thth minute got Faruk Nafiz Şinas to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ataol Yumlu hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. If Arif Çelebi Taci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mürsel Sayraç took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arif Çelebi Taci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Ömer Yeltekin in the 76th minute of play forced Gamblers's goalkeeper Mürsel Sayraç to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arif Çelebi Taci sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Atasanayi JK's Ataol Yumlu got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Atasanayi JK's goalkeeper Faruk Nafiz Şinas, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 84 minutes into the match, Gamblers's goal looked a bit too open when Arif Çelebi Taci came free, but Mürsel Sayraç reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hamit Ugraş kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. In the 88th match minute, Atasanayi JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gündüz Salman to maneuver through the defense. Mehmet Ediz Yalçın fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Faruk Nafiz Şinas having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Atasanayi JK had played much better football throughout.