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Darende
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alican Zati started the match with the kick off. Yasin Aşık received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Reha Vezir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kahraman İlkutay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Talat Fırat having to interfere. Alican Zati's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Talat Fırat read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. Halit Tümen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ayberk Harmandalı fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ayazpasa's protests and gave Ayberk Harmandalı a yellow card for diving instead. If Yasin Aşık had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Halit Tümen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Reha Vezir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yasin Aşık, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Reha Vezir was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Veysel Uluşahin. After 42 minutes of play, Ayazpasa's Alican Zati made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Talat Fırat was left in no man's land by his defense there! The Darende players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Ayazpasa were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yasin Aşık to make the kick off. Yasin Aşık sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ayazpasa's Reha Vezir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yasin Aşık in the 57th minute of play. 57 minutes into the game, Yasin Aşık cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Reha Vezir was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Darende booed when Ayazpasa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ayberk Harmandalı didn't get a good kick on the ball. Erenay Kıvanç, 62 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. In the 68th minute, Halit Tümen made a precise shot to the right of Reha Vezir. Ayazpasa's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Savaşer Kapkin hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Talat Fırat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alican Zati, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alican Zati fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Talat Fırat having to interfere. 84 minutes into the match, Kahraman İlkutay had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Talat Fırat. Darende's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kahraman İlkutay was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 91st minute, Hazar Suphi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Darende booed when Ayazpasa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. Berker Rıza Makbul didn't get a good kick on the ball. Darende's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Erenay Kıvanç in the 97th minute. At last the ball reached Tayyar Tekgül at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Ayazpasa. 3-2. Darende's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.