League

Manavgat
Spectators: 7204 (Terracing: 5405, Seating: 1656, VIP seats: 143) Kocaali's Zekai Ilımlı 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. When the match had gone on for 5 minutes, Göksun Kamer took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Yüce Ethem to make any attempt to save it. In the 10th match minute, Manavgat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aybar Gökkuşağı to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Manavgat's zone, Serbülent İskenderoğlu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arslan Bekata came out of the goal and Serbülent İskenderoğlu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 13th minute, Zekai Ilımlı 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. Göksun Kamer struck a weak shot in the 20th minute. Yüce Ethem didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Manavgat. If Zekai Ilımlı had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 25th play minutes Zekai Ilımlı shot 1-1, a short shot which went by Arslan Bekata and just under the crossbar into goal. When the match had gone on for 36 minutes, Zekai Ilımlı put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Arslan Bekata. The audience was convinced that Serbülent İskenderoğlu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Arslan Bekata was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. The Manavgat players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Kocaali were winning 1-3.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Göksun Kamer to make the kick off. Serbülent İskenderoğlus short, quick shot in the 57thth minute got Arslan Bekata to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Manavgat's Arslan Bekata played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zekai Ilımlı in the 59th minute of play. In the 60thth minute of the game Batıhan Acarbey who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kocaali's Yüce Ethem was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 61 minutes, Bayındır Mehmet Toregün mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kocaali and the Manavgat players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 61st minute, Bayındır Mehmet Toregün hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 63 minutes, Göksun Kamer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manavgat's supporters crossed their fingers, but Göksun Kamer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Bayındır Mehmet Toregün hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Arslan Bekata made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zekai Ilımlı in the 67th minute of play. Arslan Bekata made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Serbülent İskenderoğlu sent off a good shot on target. In the 70th minute, Serbülent İskenderoğlu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arslan Bekata was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-4. A hard shot 80 in the game by Serbülent İskenderoğlu from a close distance when the talented Arslan Bekata managed to make a qualified save. Manavgat's players were relieved. In the 80th match minute, Manavgat was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zaid Necdet to maneuver through the defense. 82 minutes into the match, Manavgat's goalkeeper Arslan Bekata had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Serbülent İskenderoğlu. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 85th minute of the game. One of Kocaali:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Manavgat:s goal. In the 87th minute there was a penalty for Manavgat. Selim Uraltan stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Yüce Ethem. 2-4. After having played for 93 minutes, Zekai Ilımlı managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kocaali's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zekai Ilımlı was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 97 played minutes Manavgat got a freekick which was hit by Kamber Hikmet. Kocaali played a much better game than Manavgat and deserved their victory. The Manavgat players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.