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Esenkent ARENA
Spectators: 7202 (Terracing: 5403, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Asım Arif Sezmen kicked off to start the match. Şerif Şanalp stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yakup Batüralp's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Tarık Kalhan hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Şerif Şanalp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yakup Batüralp, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. KARS SK's Ali Kaan Boğataş played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Asım Arif Sezmen in the 8th minute of play. In the 13thth minute of the game Yakup Batüralp who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Esenkent İdman Yurdu's Şerif Şanalp was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Osman Ali Kayhan struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Şerif Şanalp didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KARS SK. 21 minutes into the match, Esenkent İdman Yurdu's goal looked a bit too open when Yakup Batüralp came free, but Şerif Şanalp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24thth minute of the game Yakup Batüralp who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Esenkent İdman Yurdu's Şerif Şanalp was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tayfun Sağlamer during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Tayfun Sağlamer kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. KARS SK were furious when Halil İbrahim Ersever was red carded, 29 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 29th minute, one of KARS SK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for KARS SK. KARS SK's Ali Kaan Boğataş proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save KARS SK from getting a goal against them. In the 36th minute, Osman Ali Kayhan made a precise shot to the right of Şerif Şanalp. Esenkent İdman Yurdu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Şerif Şanalp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tayfun Sağlamer in the 41st minute of the match. When KARS SK's Kağan Sebat in the 44th minute got a chance for a shot 44th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Esenkent İdman Yurdu's goalie prevented a goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Osman Ali Kayhan to make the kick off. KARS SK's Ali Kaan Boğataş played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İldeniz Neşit in the 57th minute of play. After a rather tough play, KARS SK's Kağan Sebat got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 60th minute Asım Arif Sezmen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Kaan Boğataş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tayfun Sağlamer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 71 minutes, Kağan Sebat mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KARS SK and the Esenkent İdman Yurdu players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 71st match minute, KARS SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kağan Sebat to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Esenkent İdman Yurdu's İldeniz Neşit got a free kick in the 72nd minute. İldeniz Tanyıldız received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Ali Kaan Boğataş tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 76 minutes, Kağan Sebat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. KARS SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kağan Sebat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Esenkent İdman Yurdu's zone, Osman Ali Kayhan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Şerif Şanalp came out of the goal and Osman Ali Kayhan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Osman Ali Kayhan managed to get in a good position for a shot. KARS SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Osman Ali Kayhan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Şerif Şanalp breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With his leg Şerif Şanalp managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when KARS SK's Kağan Sebat fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 88thth minute of the game Osman Ali Kayhan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Esenkent İdman Yurdu's Şerif Şanalp was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match was over KARS SK could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Esenkent İdman Yurdu throughout the match.