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Kiziltoprak
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Kiziltoprak's Alparslan Başkaynak 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. If Alparslan Başkaynak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Mersin's zone, Alparslan Başkaynak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Alpay Fazilet came out of the goal and Alparslan Başkaynak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ercan Rıfat's late challenge caught a Mersin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ercan Rıfat helped the player get up and apologised. Ercan Rıfat kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the 10th minute, Ercan Rıfat fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Alpay Fazilet made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ercan Rıfat in the 12th minute. In the 16th minute Alparslan Başkaynak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alpay Fazilet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kiziltoprak's Onur Ünalp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şensoy Tarhun in the 17th minute of play. Alparslan Başkaynak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alpay Fazilet having to interfere. If Ercan Rıfat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 1-0 became the score in the 29th minute when Ercan Rıfat elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. If Ercan Rıfat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Mersin getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Namık Kemal Tellioğlu hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Ercan Rıfat managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kiziltoprak's supporters rose to their feet, but Ercan Rıfat was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Alpay Fazilet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cevdet Özge was the one to do the kick off. Şensoy Tarhun could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Onur Ünalp made a huge save. A collision led to Kiziltoprak getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Alparslan Başkaynak hit a great ball. After 59 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Kiziltoprak! The goalkeeper, Onur Ünalp, was totally fooled by Mersin's Zeki Akbey, who 61 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 68thth minute of the game Ercan Rıfat who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mersin's Alpay Fazilet was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Alparslan Başkaynak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mersin's Alpay Fazilet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alparslan Başkaynak in the 73rd minute of play. Mersin's Şensoy Tarhun got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 79th minute, Nafiz Perkel 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. Alpay Fazilet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ercan Rıfat, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. Alpay Fazilet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alparslan Başkaynak, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Nafiz Perkel kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Cevdet Özge received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Onur Ünalp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kiziltoprak walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.