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Spectators: 7147 (Terracing: 5394, Seating: 1653, VIP seats: 100) Topkapi's Ayvaz Bozlak 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. Duman Saatçi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in TAŞspor's zone, Baysal Tuğ stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Okanay Yıldıray came out of the goal and Baysal Tuğ tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Topkapi's Yüksel Koytan got a free kick in the 14th minute. Okanay Yıldıray showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baysal Tuğ in the 17th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Ayvaz Bozlak's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Okanay Yıldıray was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Okanay Yıldıray showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ayvaz Bozlak in the 26th minute of the match. If Baysal Tuğ had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Baysal Tuğ sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute, Samet Sümeroğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ayvaz Bozlak in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Okanay Yıldıray saved TAŞspor from getting behind. Ayvaz Bozlak blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Okanay Yıldıray having to make a save. Taner Tanaydin kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. Yüksel Koytan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 47th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Okanay Yıldıray. TAŞspor's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Berkem Özden stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Okanay Yıldıray made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Haydar Azer sent off a good shot on target. TAŞspor's Okanay Yıldıray played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ayvaz Bozlak in the 57th minute of play. A collision led to TAŞspor getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Köksal Sümer hit a great ball. Taner Tanaydin's late challenge caught a Topkapi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Taner Tanaydin helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, TAŞspor's Taner Tanaydin got a free kick in the 65th minute. Haydar Azer's late challenge caught a TAŞspor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Haydar Azer helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of TAŞspor booed when Topkapi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Haydar Azer didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 71st minute of the game. One of Topkapi:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of TAŞspor:s goal. Bilgehan Utku walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Ataman Geçimoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Berkem Özden in the 83rd minute of the match. Okanay Yıldıray made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baysal Tuğ in the 84th minute of play. 86 minutes into the match, TAŞspor's goal looked a bit too open when Ayvaz Bozlak came free, but Okanay Yıldıray reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Ayvaz Bozlak took a quick shot and it went in 0-1 without a chance for Okanay Yıldıray to make any attempt to save it. The crowd rose to their feet as Topkapi's Baysal Tuğ slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Okanay Yıldıray. That made the score 0-2 after 92 minutes of play. Ayvaz Bozlak struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Okanay Yıldıray didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Topkapi. When the match was over Topkapi could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than TAŞspor throughout the match.