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Match Report
Mersin
Spectators: 7226 (Terracing: 5421,
Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) Cevdet Özge started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Şensoy Tarhun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Beşir Sadir having to interfere. Çelikan Ziyaettin struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Alpay Fazilet didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SİPAHİ SPOR KULÜBÜ. After a rather tough play, Mersin's Bayram Hececi got a free kick in the 13th minute. Aşır Taykara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ataman Kaan might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alpay Fazilet. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ataman Kaan ran back to his position shaking his head. When Ahmet Kadri Demirhan came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the SİPAHİ SPOR KULÜBÜ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ahmet Kadri Demirhan couldn't finish the play. When Şensoy Tarhun came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Mersin fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Şensoy Tarhun couldn't finish the play. If Şensoy Tarhun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Şensoy Tarhun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by İslam Nazil during the 41st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. İslam Nazil hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in SİPAHİ SPOR KULÜBÜ's zone, Şensoy Tarhun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Beşir Sadir came out of the goal and Şensoy Tarhun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Aşır Taykara came up free with the goalie in the 46th minute, the SİPAHİ SPOR KULÜBÜ fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Aşır Taykara couldn't finish the play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ataman Kaan was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute, Yusuf Şener hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of SİPAHİ SPOR KULÜBÜ booed when Mersin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hüseyin Can Neşat didn't get a good kick on the ball. Çelikan Ziyaettin struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Alpay Fazilet didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SİPAHİ SPOR KULÜBÜ. Ataman Kaan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alpay Fazilet having to interfere. Cevdet Özge sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in SİPAHİ SPOR KULÜBÜ's zone, Cevdet Özge stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Beşir Sadir came out of the goal and Cevdet Özge tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Şensoy Tarhun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ataman Kaan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Çelikan Ziyaettin during the 94th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. SİPAHİ SPOR KULÜBÜ played a much better game than Mersin and deserved their victory. The Mersin players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.
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