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DİKVURAN ARENA
Spectators: 7220 (Terracing: 5545, Seating: 1600, VIP seats: 75) Novera's Çelikan Rafetoğulları 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. Göksel Eraksan lost his temper 3 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Halit Ziya Süner had in the 5thth minute some difficulties stopping Batu Cem Bardakçı's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 7th match minute, Novera was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Şakir Rüşti to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute, İsmail Hakkı Ülmen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Dikvuran SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as Alperen Secaat kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Erdi Yetener. That made the score 2-0 in the 14 minute of play. Halit Ziya Süner didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Akil Batıhan went, in the 18th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Akil Batıhan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Halit Ziya Süner read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Novera's Galip Semih got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Erdi Yetener was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Murathan Malkoçoğlu. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pars Yetiş during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Alperen Secaat struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Erdi Yetener didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dikvuran SK. If Alperen Secaat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 41 minutes of play, Dikvuran SK's İsmail Hakkı Ülmen made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Erdi Yetener was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dikvuran SK's goalkeeper Halit Ziya Süner, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Hüseyin Cahit Sezen kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell İsmail Hakkı Ülmen to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Akil Batıhan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Halit Ziya Süner. Dikvuran SK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Akil Batıhan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Çelikan Rafetoğulları received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Halit Ziya Süner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Batu Cem Bardakçı had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 62 minutes into the match, Dikvuran SK's goalkeeper Halit Ziya Süner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Akil Batıhan. If Akil Batıhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Dikvuran SK's Tarkan Tahir got a free kick in the 64th minute. Erdi Yetener showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alperen Secaat in the 68th minute of the match. Halit Ziya Süner made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Akil Batıhan sent off a good shot on target. In the 71st minute, Akil Batıhan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Halit Ziya Süner was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. In a very dangerous position, a player in Novera fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 75th minute. Penalty! Murathan Malkoçoğlu walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Erdi Yetener showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İsmail Hakkı Ülmen, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Akil Batıhan got free with Halit Ziya Süner in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 85th minute, Alperen Secaat made a precise shot to the right of Erdi Yetener. Novera's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-4. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Akil Batıhan put it in 4-5 from a short distance just to the right of Halit Ziya Süner. The audience thought a goal was coming when Akil Batıhan got free with Halit Ziya Süner in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 97 minutes into the match, Novera's goal looked a bit too open when Alperen Secaat came free, but Erdi Yetener reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Novera eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.