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Metin Oktay
Spectators: 7240 (Terracing: 5432, Seating: 1665, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Arın Ferhat Tamay started the match with the kick off. Vecdet Turgut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arın Ferhat Tamay in the 6th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Altintas SK's goal looked a bit too open when Mehmet Emrah İlkan came free, but Ali Baran Koytan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Yağızalp Tümer scored 0-1 in the 9th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vecdet Turgut, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gencay Yalınay charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gencay Yalınay the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 13th match minute, Pride was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gencay Yalınay to maneuver through the defense. Arın Ferhat Tamay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arın Ferhat Tamay in the 16th minute of play forced Pride's goalkeeper Vecdet Turgut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the game, Yağızalp Tümer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Altintas SK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Pride the free kick. After 18 played minutes Altintas SK got a freekick which was hit by Yağızalp Tümer. After 20 minutes of play, Altintas SK's Arın Ferhat Tamay made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vecdet Turgut was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 23rd minute, Yağızalp Tümer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vecdet Turgut showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arın Ferhat Tamay in the 29th minute of the match. Gencay Yalınay hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Pride's Vecdet Turgut played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arın Ferhat Tamay in the 38th minute of play. Vecdet Turgut stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Nurkan Usbey's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mehmet Emrah İlkan was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, one of Pride:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Through an outstanding action, after 54 minutes, Vecdet Turgut successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 55th match minute, Altintas SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mirza Saltar to maneuver through the defense. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Altintas SK's goalkeeper Ali Baran Koytan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mehmet Hakkı Uğuralp took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ali Baran Koytan. Ali Baran Koytan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 64 minutes into the match, Pride's goalkeeper Vecdet Turgut had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nurkan Usbey. After a defensive mix-up in Pride's zone, Arın Ferhat Tamay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vecdet Turgut came out of the goal and Arın Ferhat Tamay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arın Ferhat Tamay in the 69th minute of play forced Pride's goalkeeper Vecdet Turgut to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute, Arın Ferhat Tamay reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Vecdet Turgut. The goal made the score 1-3. Ali Baran Koytan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mehmet Hakkı Uğuralp in the 76th minute of play. After having played for 78 minutes, Mehmet Emrah İlkan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Pride's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mehmet Emrah İlkan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nurkan Usbey blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vecdet Turgut having to make a save. 91 minutes into the match, Mehmet Emrah İlkan notched a goal, 3-4, to the right of Altintas SK's Ali Baran Koytan. Ali Baran Koytan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ali Baran Koytan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehmet Hakkı Uğuralp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 97th minute of the match Mustafa Barış Başhekim shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ali Baran Koytan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Altintas SK walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.