League

Kirikhan
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) FC Trabzon City's Göksun Ulun 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. The supporters of Kirikhan booed when FC Trabzon City was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vural Orkut didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kamil Çağan in the 10th minute of play forced Kirikhan's goalkeeper Gencay Öğeturk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gazanfer Özcan Akkılıç took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nadir Abanoz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gazanfer Özcan Akkılıç made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nadir Abanoz in the 13th minute of play. Gazanfer Özcan Akkılıç showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nadir Abanoz, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Kirikhan's Nadir Abanoz was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 17th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Nadir Abanoz struck a weak shot in the 22nd minute. Gazanfer Özcan Akkılıç didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kirikhan. Kirikhan's Gencay Öğeturk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Göksun Ulun in the 23rd minute of play. Gencay Öğeturk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kamil Çağan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kirikhan's Gencay Öğeturk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Göksun Ulun in the 27th minute of play. Tibet Özalpman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gazanfer Özcan Akkılıç having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Nadir Abanoz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gazanfer Özcan Akkılıç was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Kirikhan's zone, Göksun Ulun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gencay Öğeturk came out of the goal and Göksun Ulun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nadir Abanoz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Gazanfer Özcan Akkılıç tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 2-0 became the score in the 41st minute when Nadir Abanoz elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. With a little luck, FC Trabzon City's Gazanfer Özcan Akkılıç got control of the ball when Tibet Özalpman tried to sneak it across the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nadir Abanoz to make the kick off. Nadir Abanoz struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Gazanfer Özcan Akkılıç didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Kirikhan. Göksun Ulun kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. After having played for 70 minutes, Tibet Özalpman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kirikhan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tibet Özalpman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Gazanfer Özcan Akkılıç showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nadir Abanoz, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Gazanfer Özcan Akkılıç made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tibet Özalpman in the 76th minute of play. After 79 minutes, Sadettin Dicle mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Trabzon City and the Kirikhan players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC Trabzon City fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 78th minute. Penalty! Gazanfer Özcan Akkılıç went to the wrong direction when Genco Karacan was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Gazanfer Özcan Akkılıç took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nadir Abanoz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tibet Özalpman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Gazanfer Özcan Akkılıç tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nadir Abanoz in the 85th minute of play forced FC Trabzon City's goalkeeper Gazanfer Özcan Akkılıç to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Nadir Abanoz got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Gazanfer Özcan Akkılıç showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tibet Özalpman in the 91st minute of the match. In the 92nd minute Nadir Abanoz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gazanfer Özcan Akkılıç saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 98th minute of the match Mehmet Halis Soysan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gazanfer Özcan Akkılıç skillfully saved the ball. Kirikhan's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.