League

Karahöyük
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) Sermet Nizami's late challenge caught a Karahöyük's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sermet Nizami helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Dikilitas getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Sermet Nizami hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sermet Nizami in the 4th minute of play forced Karahöyük's goalkeeper Naci Cihanmert to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karahöyük's Naci Cihanmert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sermet Nizami in the 6th minute of play. Sermet Nizami received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Naci Cihanmert tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Sermet Nizami had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Talha Rafi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sermet Nizami recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Talha Rafi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Talha Rafi during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 32nd minute, Talha Rafi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 37 minutes into the match, Karahöyük's goal looked a bit too open when Türkeş Yılhan came free, but Naci Cihanmert reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sermet Nizami sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 0-1 became the score in the 43rd minute when Sermet Nizami elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The Karahöyük players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Dikilitas were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Halil Perinçek was the one to do the kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 53 minutes, Naci Cihanmert successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Talha Rafi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Naci Cihanmert made a huge save. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 61st minute, but Naci Cihanmert got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Karahöyük hanging dry this time. After a rather tough play, Dikilitas's Zeynel Muhteşem got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Naci Cihanmert stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sermet Nizami's shot from short distance in the 65th minute. In the 66th match minute, Karahöyük was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dilmen Teoman to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th minute, Talha Rafi 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. Sermet Nizami could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Naci Cihanmert made a huge save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Türkeş Yılhan during the 74th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 74th minute, Türkeş Yılhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 minutes into the game, Sermet Nizami cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Naci Cihanmert was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sermet Nizami in the 86thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Naci Cihanmert, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 94 minutes into the match, Dikilitas's Talha Rafi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Naci Cihanmert narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Talha Rafi came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Dikilitas 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 Talha Rafi couldn't finish the play. After 96 minutes, Dilmen Teoman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Karahöyük and the Dikilitas players grew even worse after the yellow card. The Karahöyük fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Dikilitas were clearly better and deserved to take the win.