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Bulancak Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Batu Cem Özbala took the kick off in the first half of the match. The Ankaragücü fans' excitement grew in the 3rd match minute when Ankaragücü's Okaner Bozok looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Okaner Bozok sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Üzeyir İpekçi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bulancak's supporters rose to their feet, but Üzeyir İpekçi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Battal Gazi Nafiz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alpay Uluerkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Okaner Bozok fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bahattin Orgun having to interfere. Anıl Berk Gürgen took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 32nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bahattin Orgun. Bulancak's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. When Okaner Bozok fell near the penalty area in the 33rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ankaragücü's protests and gave Okaner Bozok a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Bulancak booed when Ankaragücü was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Okaner Bozok didn't get a good kick on the ball. Battal Gazi Nafiz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Batu Cem Özbala in the 34th minute of the match. Melik Yazır's late challenge caught a Ankaragücü's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Melik Yazır helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 40th minute of the game. One of Bulancak:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Ankaragücü:s goal. Bahattin Orgun went to the wrong direction when Anıl Berk Gürgen was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After having played for 46 minutes, Batu Cem Özbala managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bulancak's supporters crossed their fingers, but Batu Cem Özbala was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Batu Cem Özbala's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Battal Gazi Nafiz was relentless in the 48th minute of the game. 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. Alpay Uluerkan was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Ankaragücü's goal looked a bit too open when Orhun Zabit came free, but Battal Gazi Nafiz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Ankaragücü getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Emrah Oğuztüzün hit a great ball. After having played for 58 minutes, Batu Cem Özbala managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bulancak's supporters crossed their fingers, but Batu Cem Özbala was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Anıl Berk Gürgen fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ankaragücü's protests and gave Anıl Berk Gürgen a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 61st minute of the game. One of Ankaragücü:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Bulancak:s goal. Emrah Oğuztüzün hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. In the 70th minute, Orhun Zabit ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Battal Gazi Nafiz was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Batu Cem Özbala fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Battal Gazi Nafiz having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aycan Türkol during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 80 played minutes Ankaragücü got a freekick which was hit by Aycan Türkol. Battal Gazi Nafiz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Batu Cem Özbala, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. After some careless play in the Ankaragücü defense, Batu Cem Özbala kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Battal Gazi Nafiz. The Ankaragücü fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Battal Gazi Nafiz should have stopped the shot. Orhun Zabit fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Battal Gazi Nafiz having to interfere. A collision led to Ankaragücü getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Anıl Berk Gürgen hit a great ball. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Batu Cem Özbala put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Battal Gazi Nafiz. A collision led to Bulancak getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Üzeyir İpekçi hit a great ball. Ankaragücü's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.