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Spectators: 7300 (Terracing: 5477, Seating: 1678, VIP seats: 145) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rahim Sefik started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Çelikan Kıvılcım hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 8th minute, Melih Ragıp 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. Buğrahan Oğuzalp hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. 14 minutes into the match, Melih Ragıp dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Afşar Gaza, 2-0. Rahim Sefik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustafa Barış İsrafil having to interfere. Mustafa Barış İsrafil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Olgun Boztepe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rahim Sefik struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Mustafa Barış İsrafil didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sarikaya FK. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rahim Sefik in the 35th minute of play forced Mersin İdman Ocagı's goalkeeper Mustafa Barış İsrafil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Olgun Boztepe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Olgun Boztepe in the 38th minute of play forced Mersin İdman Ocagı's goalkeeper Mustafa Barış İsrafil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Olgun Boztepe 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. In the 44th minute Olgun Boztepe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Barış İsrafil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sarikaya FK's Olgun Boztepe got a good chance for a goal in the 46th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Olgun Boztepe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustafa Barış İsrafil having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hıncal Uçkan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Aziz Salih hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Afşar Gaza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Melih Ragıp in the 55th minute of the match. A collision led to Mersin İdman Ocagı getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Bayındır Mehmet Nebi hit a great ball. 60 minutes into the game, Mersin İdman Ocagı's Hıncal Uçkan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Afşar Gaza made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. Özcan Tülün hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Olgun Boztepe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Mustafa Barış İsrafil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match clock showed 67 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Olgun Boztepe sped through Mersin İdman Ocagı's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mustafa Barış İsrafil. With his leg Mustafa Barış İsrafil managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Sarikaya FK's Olgun Boztepe fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 75th minute, Melih Ragıp left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mersin İdman Ocagı fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. When Sarikaya FK's Rahim Sefik in the 79th minute got a chance for a shot 79th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Mersin İdman Ocagı's goalie prevented a goal. If Melih Ragıp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 84 minutes, Melih Ragıp managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mersin İdman Ocagı's supporters crossed their fingers, but Melih Ragıp was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Hıncal Uçkan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Afşar Gaza was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Mustafa Barış İsrafil made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rahim Sefik in the 87th minute of play. If Olgun Boztepe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Rahim Sefik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustafa Barış İsrafil having to interfere. After 94 minutes, Bahattin Hancı mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mersin İdman Ocagı and the Sarikaya FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Mersin İdman Ocagı's Bahattin Hancı got a free kick in the 94th minute. Mustafa Barış İsrafil made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Olgun Boztepe sent off a good shot on target. Mersin İdman Ocagı's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.