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Yesilyurt
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Yesilyurt JK's Özmen Hürol started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Behçet Ünalan was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Feyyaz Yaşam showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Marmaraspor's goalkeeper Behçet Ünalan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Süreyya Mansız. Berke Akasoy hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. Marmaraspor's Berke Akasoy managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Tibet Hezarfen in the 15 minute of the game. Marmaraspor's defense didn't have a chance, in the 26th minute, when Süreyya Mansız scored to the left of an out of position Behçet Ünalan, making the score, 2-0. Sabit Gökalp's late challenge caught a Yesilyurt JK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sabit Gökalp helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Marmaraspor getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Sabit Gökalp hit a great ball. 35 minutes into the game, Süreyya Mansız cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Behçet Ünalan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Behçet Ünalan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Süreyya Mansız in the 41st minute. Aybar Erkılıç could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 44th minute of the match, but Behçet Ünalan made a huge save. Özmen Hürol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Behçet Ünalan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Ahmet Koralp Balta made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Marmaraspor's goal looked a bit too open when Özmen Hürol came free, but Behçet Ünalan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Süreyya Mansız sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Özmen Hürol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marmaraspor's Behçet Ünalan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Süreyya Mansız in the 61st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Süreyya Mansız in the 62nd minute of play forced Marmaraspor's goalkeeper Behçet Ünalan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 64th minute, Özmen Hürol 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. Süreyya Mansız struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Behçet Ünalan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Yesilyurt JK. After 79 minutes of play, Yesilyurt JK's Sungur Özgeer made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Behçet Ünalan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yesilyurt JK's Özmen Hürol got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Özmen Hürol's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Behçet Ünalan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Özmen Hürol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Behçet Ünalan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Özmen Hürol came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the Yesilyurt JK 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 Özmen Hürol couldn't finish the play. 96 minutes into the game, Berke Akasoy was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Marmaraspor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yesilyurt JK the free kick. In the 97th minute, Berke Akasoy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Feyyaz Yaşam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 100th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Behçet Ünalan having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Yesilyurt JK had played much better football throughout.