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Spectators: 7218 (Terracing: 5415, Seating: 1660, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mustafa Hakan Perkel started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eşref Taş during the 2nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 3rd match minute, FK.KARAGÜMRÜK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eşref Taş to maneuver through the defense. Arın Keskiner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Altuğ Uğur having to interfere. During the 11th minute of the match Eşref Taş completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Eşref Taş a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mustafa Hakan Perkel in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Altuğ Uğur saved FK.KARAGÜMRÜK from getting behind. Ahmet Necdet Necati lost his temper 18 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in FK.KARAGÜMRÜK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 17th minute. Penalty! The referee gave FC Elazığspor a penalty, 20 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Neşat Hiçsönmez, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of FK.KARAGÜMRÜK's Altuğ Uğur. 1-0. In the 25th minute the ball was on its way in behind FK.KARAGÜMRÜK's goalkeeper Altuğ Uğur, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 27th minute, Arın Keskiner reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Altuğ Uğur. The goal made the score 2-0. If İrfan Can had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If İrfan Can had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in FK.KARAGÜMRÜK's zone, Mustafa Hakan Perkel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Altuğ Uğur came out of the goal and Mustafa Hakan Perkel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arın Keskiner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Altuğ Uğur having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

İrfan Can's late challenge caught a FC Elazığspor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. İrfan Can helped the player get up and apologised. In the 59th minute, İrfan Can hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute, Mustafa Hakan Perkel made a precise shot to the right of Altuğ Uğur. FK.KARAGÜMRÜK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. 67 minutes into the match, FK.KARAGÜMRÜK's goal looked a bit too open when Mustafa Hakan Perkel came free, but Altuğ Uğur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FK.KARAGÜMRÜK's Altuğ Uğur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arın Keskiner in the 69th minute of play. Armağan Yetkin might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kılıçhan Ataergin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Armağan Yetkin ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 74thth minute of the game Arın Keskiner who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FK.KARAGÜMRÜK's Altuğ Uğur was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arın Keskiner scored 4-0 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Altuğ Uğur, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Arın Keskiner took the ball and in the 79 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Altuğ Uğur. Altuğ Uğur dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Armağan Yetkin in the 84th minute of play forced FC Elazığspor's goalkeeper Kılıçhan Ataergin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 87th minute of the game. One of FK.KARAGÜMRÜK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Elazığspor:s goal. In the 96th minute, Ahmet Ege Sefaaddin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Altuğ Uğur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Neşat Hiçsönmez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FK.KARAGÜMRÜK's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.