League

REDD BULL
Spectators: 5002 (Terracing: 4001, Seating: 1001, VIP seats: 0) Erzincan SK's Refik Mertkal 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. After some careless play in the KAHRAMAN FC defense, Refik Mertkal kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tahsin Ulusan. The KAHRAMAN FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tahsin Ulusan should have stopped the shot. In the 6th minute, Gani Tecen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Erzincan SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Gencalp Yafes received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ümit Şikel came out and tried to block the shot, but Gencalp Yafes slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 11th minute. Erzincan SK's Ümit Şikel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Erzincan SK from getting a goal against them. After a rather tough play, Erzincan SK's Kayacan Yiğithan got a free kick in the 20th minute. Namık Tandan's late challenge caught a KAHRAMAN FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Namık Tandan helped the player get up and apologised. Tahsin Ulusan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Refik Mertkal, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Ümit Şikel made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Doruk Ünaldi sent off a good shot on target. If Mert Mennan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Gani Tecen came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Erzincan SK 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 Gani Tecen couldn't finish the play. Hazım Başdemir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nebi Soysan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Ümit Şikel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mert Mennan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Ümit Şikel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Erzincan SK were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gencalp Yafes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Erzincan SK's goal looked a bit too open when Gencalp Yafes came free, but Ümit Şikel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Erzincan SK getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Kayacan Yiğithan hit a great ball. 58 minutes into the match, Kayacan Yiğithan dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tahsin Ulusan, 1-3. 68 minutes into the match, Gani Tecen notched a goal, 2-4, to the right of KAHRAMAN FC's Tahsin Ulusan. Tahsin Ulusan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ferhat Özdoğru charged in rather forcefully in the 72nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ferhat Özdoğru the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ferhat Özdoğru kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Erzincan SK's Ferhat Özdoğru got a free kick in the 74th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gencalp Yafes in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ümit Şikel saved Erzincan SK from getting behind. Kayacan Yiğithan was shown his second yellow card after 86 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Ümit Şikel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doruk Ünaldi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When KAHRAMAN FC's Gencalp Yafes in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Erzincan SK's goalie prevented a goal. 96 minutes into the match, Ferhat Özdoğru had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tahsin Ulusan. KAHRAMAN FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ferhat Özdoğru was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-5. The KAHRAMAN FC manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Erzincan SK to win.