League

Merinos Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Tercan's Ahmet Sedat Özerdinc 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. Abay Temizkanoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Sedat Özerdinc, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ferhat Yazargil during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Baha İlke received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Abay Temizkanoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tercan's Ahmet Sedat Özerdinc got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Haldun Recep charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Haldun Recep the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Tercan booed when Merinos JK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Haldun Recep didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abay Temizkanoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Sedat Özerdinc, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Sedat Özerdinc in the 25th minute of play forced Merinos JK's goalkeeper Abay Temizkanoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the game, Baha İlke was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tercan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Merinos JK the free kick. Baha İlke hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Haldun Recep received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Fikret Abay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Doğa Çalkın could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Fikret Abay made a huge save. In the 30th minute Ferhat Yazargil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fikret Abay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Tercan's Cengizhan Yatuk in 38 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Abay Temizkanoğlu guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. 39 minutes into the game, Doğa Çalkın cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Fikret Abay was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 42 minutes into the game, Korkut Dalmaz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tercan's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Merinos JK the free kick. Korkut Dalmaz hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Ferhat Yazargil's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fikret Abay was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. In the 48th minute, Merinos JK's Haldun Recep ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Fikret Abay. Fikret Abay yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Doğa Çalkın made a kick off. In the 54th minute, Ahmet Sedat Özerdinc got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Atıf Taib managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tercan's supporters rose to their feet, but Atıf Taib was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abay Temizkanoğlu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Merinos JK's Abay Temizkanoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Sedat Özerdinc in the 58th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Doğa Çalkın managed to get in a good position for a shot. Merinos JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Doğa Çalkın was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fikret Abay breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Ahmet Sedat Özerdinc 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 72nd minute Haldun Recep shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fikret Abay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute Doğa Çalkın shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fikret Abay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tercan's Fikret Abay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doğa Çalkın in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Tercan's goalkeeper Fikret Abay, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Doğa Çalkın left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Merinos JK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-0. Ferhat Yazargil kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Abay Temizkanoğlu made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Ahmet Sedat Özerdinc sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Tercan's zone, Doğa Çalkın stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fikret Abay came out of the goal and Doğa Çalkın tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 96 minutes, Atıf Taib mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Tercan and the Merinos JK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Atıf Taib hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Haldun Recep managed to get in a good position for a shot. Merinos JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Haldun Recep was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fikret Abay breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Merinos JK's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.