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Süleoglu Stadium
Spectators: 6757 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Birdal Huzur took the kick off in the first half of the match. The long shot by Orhan Veli Çeliksu in the 3rd minute really tested Bilal Peykan's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 5th match minute, Xenop United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lütfullah Yağınalp to maneuver through the defense. After 10 minutes of play, Xenop United's Birdal Huzur made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ahmet Hamdi Haneci was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 17th minute Mehmet Hakkı Kolçak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bilal Peykan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Süleoglu's zone, İhsan Şahinalp stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ahmet Hamdi Haneci came out of the goal and İhsan Şahinalp tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 27 minutes into the game, Hans Klæboe cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Ahmet Hamdi Haneci was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 39th minute, İhsan Şahinalp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Sezer Togan in the 53rd minute of play forced Xenop United's goalkeeper Bilal Peykan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Süleoglu's Ahmet Hamdi Haneci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Birdal Huzur in the 55th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Xenop United's goal looked a bit too open when Adem Boran came free, but Bilal Peykan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Birdal Huzur's late challenge caught a Süleoglu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Birdal Huzur helped the player get up and apologised. If İhsan Şahinalp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 76th match minute, Xenop United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Slawomir Grabowicz to maneuver through the defense. Orhan Veli Çeliksu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 78th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bilal Peykan. Xenop United's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 79 minutes into the game, Mehmet Hakkı Kolçak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Bilal Peykan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Xenop United getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Cihat Attar hit a great ball. Although Süleoglu had been in control for most of the match, Xenop United still came away with the win.