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TT Ali Samiyen
Spectators: 7234 (Terracing: 5427, Seating: 1664, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bahtiyar Rafettin started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ahmet Kutsi Salih during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Kahramanmaras FK's Çağan Öztan got a free kick in the 4th minute. Asım Usman kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 9th minute, Ahmet Kutsi Salih managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kahramanmaras FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmet Kutsi Salih was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mansur Kadrican breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 17th minute Bahtiyar Rafettin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mansur Kadrican saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmet Efe Sarvan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Altuğ Kutun having to interfere. Ahmet Efe Sarvan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Altuğ Kutun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Erdem F.C. getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Asım Usman hit a great ball. When Hasret Mesut came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the Kahramanmaras FK 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 Hasret Mesut couldn't finish the play. Tamer Nebi kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ahmet Kutsi Salih's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mansur Kadrican was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Bahtiyar Rafettin might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mansur Kadrican. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bahtiyar Rafettin ran back to his position shaking his head. Ahmet Kutsi Salih sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ahmet Efe Sarvan made a kick off. Bahtiyar Rafettin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mansur Kadrican having to interfere. Mansur Kadrican took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bahtiyar Rafettin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mansur Kadrican was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Bahtiyar Rafettin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-1 in the 64 minute of play. 67 minutes in the game, Bahtiyar Rafettin fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Mansur Kadrican having to interfere. Ahmet Kutsi Salih sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Çağan Öztan kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Ahmet Kutsi Salih received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Mansur Kadrican tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Furkan Başeski kicked well hit freekick during the 84th minute of the match. Erdem F.C.'s Mansur Kadrican played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Kutsi Salih in the 86th minute of play. Ahmet Kutsi Salih fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mansur Kadrican having to interfere. Ahmet Kutsi Salih sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. İldeniz Tekalp's late challenge caught a Erdem F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. İldeniz Tekalp helped the player get up and apologised. In the 96th minute, İldeniz Tekalp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Kahramanmaras FK had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.