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Vadafone Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Göztepe's Ahmet Danış Ziya 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. Şensoy Buyrukalp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Şensoy Buyrukalp recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Kuddusî Ötüken had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Göztepe's zone, Şensoy Buyrukalp stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abbas Denizhan came out of the goal and Şensoy Buyrukalp tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abbas Denizhan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Şensoy Buyrukalp in the 22nd minute. In the 28th minute, Mehmet Ediz Temcit hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abbas Denizhan was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Kuddusî Ötüken capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kuddusî Ötüken really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kuddusî Ötüken during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 40th minute, Kuddusî Ötüken hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.

Şensoy Buyrukalp might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abbas Denizhan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Şensoy Buyrukalp ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şensoy Buyrukalp in the 51st minute of play forced Göztepe's goalkeeper Abbas Denizhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Kuddusî Ötüken managed to get in a good position for a shot. Beşiktaş's supporters rose to their feet, but Kuddusî Ötüken was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abbas Denizhan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Şensoy Buyrukalp 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. If Kuddusî Ötüken had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 68th minute Kuddusî Ötüken shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abbas Denizhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 69th minute Şensoy Buyrukalp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abbas Denizhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Şensoy Buyrukalp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Beşiktaş booed when Göztepe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Atalay Gök didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 73rd minute, Okaner Özozan sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Göztepe's Abbas Denizhan didn't even have to move. When Kuddusî Ötüken came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Beşiktaş 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 Kuddusî Ötüken couldn't finish the play. When Kuddusî Ötüken came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Beşiktaş 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 Kuddusî Ötüken couldn't finish the play. In the 86th minute, Kuddusî Ötüken ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abbas Denizhan was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. After 91 minutes of play, Beşiktaş's Şensoy Buyrukalp made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abbas Denizhan was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 95th minute, Şensoy Buyrukalp 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. Beşiktaş walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.