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Doganhisar
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kadir Saykal took the kick off in the first half of the match. Seyrani İlseven took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 4th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Varol Yay. Doganhisar's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Doganhisar getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Vahap Salcan hit a great ball. Varol Yay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seyrani İlseven in the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kadir Saykal in the 17th minute of play forced Doganhisar's goalkeeper Varol Yay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ulvi Akoğlu's late challenge caught a Arac's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ulvi Akoğlu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 18th minute, Ulvi Akoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Kudret Tandan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gencalp Sözen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karhan Okman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arac's Gencalp Sözen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nejat Alp İhtişam in the 28th minute of play. With a little luck, Arac's Gencalp Sözen got control of the ball when Karhan Okman tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 34th minute of the match Seyrani İlseven sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Varol Yay skillfully saved the ball. In the 36th minute Kadir Saykal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Varol Yay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmet Kağan İlham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Varol Yay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Varol Yay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taci Elmastaş in the 42nd minute of play. Varol Yay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Taci Elmastaş in the 44th minute of play. Varol Yay stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kadir Saykal's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Nejat Alp İhtişam was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th match minute, Arac was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arslan İbrahimoğlu to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kadir Saykal in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Varol Yay saved Doganhisar from getting behind. After having played for 64 minutes, Taci Elmastaş managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Arac's supporters crossed their fingers, but Taci Elmastaş was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Muammer Çalımbay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Doganhisar's goalkeeper Varol Yay, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Gencalp Sözen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nejat Alp İhtişam, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. When Hakkı Deniz Alkım fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Arac's protests and gave Hakkı Deniz Alkım a yellow card for diving instead. 83 minutes into the game, one of Arac:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave Doganhisar a penalty, 85 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Zafer Uludoğan, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Arac's Gencalp Sözen. 1-1. Arac's Gencalp Sözen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nejat Alp İhtişam in the 90th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Kaan Taşkan in the 93rd minute of play forced Doganhisar's goalkeeper Varol Yay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nusrettin Cambaz kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.