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Spectators: 7086 (Terracing: 5401, Seating: 1655, VIP seats: 30) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Necip Erserim made the kick off which started today's match. Emirhan Ruzi struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Şener Rahim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sivas. Şener Rahim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Necip Erserim, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. Emirhan Ruzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Şener Rahim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Şener Rahim came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Sivas's Necip Erserim. But to his dismay, Necip Erserim quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Sivas's Necip Erserim got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Emirhan Ruzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Şener Rahim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Şener Rahim showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emirhan Ruzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Necip Erserim managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sivas's supporters rose to their feet, but Necip Erserim was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Şener Rahim breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 29th minute, Aydın Uzma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ali Nabi İklim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yunus Ufuk having to interfere. If Kayhan Ziver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 35 minutes into the match, Emirhan Ruzi notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of İLETİŞİMSPOR 25's Şener Rahim. Şener Rahim was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 39 played minutes, İLETİŞİMSPOR 25's İnanç Önen shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Yunus Ufuk came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in İLETİŞİMSPOR 25 reached it. Kayhan Ziver recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Kayhan Ziver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rafettin Kutlutekin hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. 2-2 became the score in the 46th minute when Kayhan Ziver elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

In the 59th minute Kutalp Gümüşsoy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yunus Ufuk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Sivas's goal looked a bit too open when Kayhan Ziver came free, but Yunus Ufuk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ali Nabi İklim struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Yunus Ufuk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for İLETİŞİMSPOR 25. 66 minutes into the game, Kutalp Gümüşsoy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. İLETİŞİMSPOR 25's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Sivas the free kick. Kutalp Gümüşsoy hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. Necip Erserim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Şener Rahim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ali Nabi İklim in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yunus Ufuk prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aytekin Efe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Yunus Ufuk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kayhan Ziver fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yunus Ufuk having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Sivas eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.