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Firat Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Halis Darga took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the game, Sapla61's Halis Darga nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Birsel Ekincioğlu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Birsel Ekincioğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Halis Darga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdulhamit Yay hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Abdulhamit Siret struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Cabbar Tur didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Firat. In the 16th minute Halis Darga shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Birsel Ekincioğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abdulhamit Yay hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute, Hıdır Şeref 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. Birsel Ekincioğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Halis Darga in the 29th minute of the match. After having played for 32 minutes, Hıdır Şeref managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sapla61's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hıdır Şeref was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 35 minutes into the match, Abdulhamit Siret notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Sapla61's Cabbar Tur. Cabbar Tur was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a defensive mix-up in Firat's zone, Hüsrev Eripek stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Birsel Ekincioğlu came out of the goal and Hüsrev Eripek tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Halis Darga fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Birsel Ekincioğlu having to interfere. 48 minutes into the match, Abdulhamit Siret dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Cabbar Tur, 2-1. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Oğuzer Tandoruk made the kick off in the second half. When Hüseyin Can Onar fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Firat's protests and gave Hüseyin Can Onar a yellow card for diving instead. If Hıdır Şeref had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 63rd minute, Abdulhamit Siret left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Firat fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Birsel Ekincioğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Halis Darga in the 68th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Halis Darga in the 72nd minute of play forced Firat's goalkeeper Birsel Ekincioğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Birsel Ekincioğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Halis Darga, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Birsel Ekincioğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Halis Darga, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Birsel Ekincioğlu was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Oğuzkan Uyguralp. After 82 played minutes Firat got a freekick which was hit by Hüseyin Can Onar. Halis Darga's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Birsel Ekincioğlu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 83rd minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Hıdır Şeref had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Birsel Ekincioğlu. Firat's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Hıdır Şeref was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Abdulkerim Eroğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Cabbar Tur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oğuzer Tandoruk in the 93rd minute of play. Eser Hisarcık's late challenge caught a Firat's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eser Hisarcık helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Sapla61 getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Eser Hisarcık hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tuğrul Ülgener in the 97th minute of play forced Sapla61's goalkeeper Cabbar Tur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Firat were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Sapla61 for a fine match.