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NİHAL ATSIZ STADYUMU
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Münir Behzat kicked off to start the match. After 7 minutes of play, RED LİONS's Harun Geçer made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Samim Sarıoğlu was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Burhan Hunalp in the 10th minute of play forced Turan Gençlik Spor's goalkeeper Samim Sarıoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Samim Sarıoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Reha Sadi in the 12th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Ahmet Efe Seyhun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Babür Aytolun charged in rather forcefully in the 19th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Babür Aytolun the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Babür Aytolun kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Turan Gençlik Spor's Ahmet Efe Seyhun quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Vahdet Acar, made in the 23rd minute of the game. 25 minutes into the match, Turan Gençlik Spor's goal looked a bit too open when Suphi Ciray came free, but Samim Sarıoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Reha Sadi in the 28th minute of play forced Turan Gençlik Spor's goalkeeper Samim Sarıoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 28 played minutes Turan Gençlik Spor got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Efe Seyhun. Fetih Demiralp hit a great freekick 34 minutes into the match. Samim Sarıoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Burhan Hunalp in the 41st minute of the match. Fetih Demiralp kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. 47 minutes into the match, Turan Gençlik Spor's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Reha Sadi came free, but Samim Sarıoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half RED LİONS were leading 0-1. 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 Burhan Hunalp stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of Turan Gençlik Spor booed when RED LİONS was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Barış Çelenkoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lütfi Cevahir in the 55th minute of play forced RED LİONS's goalkeeper Selman Özaktuğ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Münir Behzat notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of RED LİONS's Selman Özaktuğ. Selman Özaktuğ was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Fetih Demiralp was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 62 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Turan Gençlik Spor's Fetih Demiralp got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Münir Behzat charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Münir Behzat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Münir Behzat kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. Samim Sarıoğlu made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Suphi Ciray sent off a good shot on target. RED LİONS's Barış Çelenkoğlu shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 74th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Samim Sarıoğlu but with some difficulty. Selman Özaktuğ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lefter Kabakçı, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Suphi Ciray came free with the goalkeeper in the 80th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Samim Sarıoğlu could save by the left post. The supporters of RED LİONS booed when Turan Gençlik Spor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Semi Öztekin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lefter Kabakçı blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Selman Özaktuğ having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Reha Sadi in the 96th minute of play forced Turan Gençlik Spor's goalkeeper Samim Sarıoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. RED LİONS were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.