League

Seyhan Stadium
Spectators: 7201 (Terracing: 5402, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mustafa Oral got the match started through his kick off. Bedri Okuyan took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ali Kürşat Haseki. Ali Kürşat Haseki dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Bilgin Çelikoz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Ali Kürşat Haseki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute, Mustafa Oral 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. 16 minutes into the match, Giresun's Mustafa Oral sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that İsmail Hakkı Bayır narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 20th minute, Mustafa Oral fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of İsmail Hakkı Bayır, passed just outside the right post. With a little luck, CHN's İsmail Hakkı Bayır got control of the ball when İlker Uzhan tried to sneak it across the goal line. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by CHN's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Birant Tuney was slow to take the kick. During this time Giresun's players had a chance to rest. Birant Tuney made a great header on Giresun's corner, it was just that CHN's İsmail Hakkı Bayır managed to reach the ball for a save. İlker Uzhan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 29th minute Bilgin Çelikoz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Kürşat Haseki saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves İlker Uzhan could shoot a difficult shot in the 32nd minute, which İsmail Hakkı Bayır however easily saved by the left post. 33 minutes into the game, Ahmet Emir Tunçbay was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CHN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Giresun the free kick. In the 33rd minute, Ahmet Emir Tunçbay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. İsmail Hakkı Bayır made an important save on a dangerous shot by İlker Uzhan in the 36th minute. After the first half CHN were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Giresun's Ali Kürşat Haseki played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bilgin Çelikoz in the 52nd minute of play. Bedri Okuyan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 71 minutes into the match, Giresun's goal looked a bit too open when Bilgin Çelikoz came free, but Ali Kürşat Haseki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anıl Ege Keskinel who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 73rdth minute tested the skills of Ali Kürşat Haseki when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ardahan Okatay hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Anıl Ege Keskinel got free with Ali Kürşat Haseki in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 86 minutes into the game, Anıl Ege Keskinel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Ali Kürşat Haseki was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. CHN's Anıl Ege Keskinel got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.