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Kusadasi
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Mehmet Emin Tuna made the kick off and thus started the match. Bayındır Ezgü fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barış Özgenay having to interfere. Mehmet Emin Tuna charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mehmet Emin Tuna the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mehmet Emin Tuna hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 18 minutes into the match, Kusadasi's goal looked a bit too open when Mehmet Emin Tuna came free, but Barış Özgenay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alptuğ Tüzeman's late challenge caught a HENDEKSPOR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Alptuğ Tüzeman helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of HENDEKSPOR booed when Kusadasi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alptuğ Tüzeman didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erkan Savaşer during the 23rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 25 minutes Kusadasi's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Mirza Akdal who took care of the corner kick. Poyraz Tutku fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Orhan Özmert having to interfere. After 34 minutes of play, HENDEKSPOR's Bayındır Ezgü made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Barış Özgenay was left in no man's land by his defense there! Erkan Savaşer hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. In the 40th minute Bayındır Ezgü shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Barış Özgenay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd minute, Kusadasi's Abayhan Ecemiş dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

HENDEKSPOR's Orhan Özmert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abayhan Ecemiş in the 55th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Mehmet Emin Tuna dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Barış Özgenay, 1-2. Barış Özgenay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Emin Tuna, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Bayındır Ezgü fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barış Özgenay having to interfere. Mehmet Emin Tuna fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barış Özgenay having to interfere. In the 85th minute, Kusadasi's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bayındır Ezgü fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kusadasi's goalkeeper Barış Özgenay, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Barış Özgenay made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bayındır Ezgü in the 96th minute. The HENDEKSPOR supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing HENDEKSPOR would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.