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ATATÜRK OLİMPİYAT
Spectators: 7177 (Terracing: 5416, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 100) Bektaş Hasanbeyli hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. When Özgür Tankut came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Türkiye 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 Özgür Tankut couldn't finish the play. Emrullah Serkan hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute, Ahmet Refik Balım 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bektaş Hasanbeyli during the 24th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Gencay Azimoğlus short, quick shot in the 25thth minute got Yakup Uzbay to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 28 minutes into the match, Toprak's goalkeeper Yakup Uzbay had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ahmet Refik Balım. Gencay Azimoğlu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 30thth minute tested the skills of Yakup Uzbay when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 31st match minute, Türkiye was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İlhami Ekin to maneuver through the defense. If Ahmet Refik Balım had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bahattin Bircanoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emrullah Serkan, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Bahattin Bircanoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kudret Cerit, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when Emrullah Serkan made the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gencay Azimoğlu in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yakup Uzbay prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kudret Cerit's late challenge caught a Türkiye's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kudret Cerit helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Toprak getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Kudret Cerit hit a great ball. After 58 minutes of play, Türkiye's Batuğ Tanacan made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yakup Uzbay was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bahattin Bircanoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emrullah Serkan in the 63rd minute of play. In the 64th minute Cemil Suerkan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yakup Uzbay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Türkiye's Halil İbrahim Yalazabey got a free kick in the 65th minute. Toprak's Yakup Uzbay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gencay Azimoğlu in the 68th minute of play. Gencay Azimoğlu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 72nd minute, Kudret Cerit fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Halil İbrahim Yalazabey's late challenge caught a Toprak's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Halil İbrahim Yalazabey helped the player get up and apologised. Toprak's Mustafa Namık Bican couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 76th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Türkiye. When Gencay Azimoğlu fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Türkiye's protests and gave Gencay Azimoğlu a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Türkiye getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Gencay Azimoğlu hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kudret Cerit in the 86th minute of play forced Türkiye's goalkeeper Bahattin Bircanoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Türkiye's Bahattin Bircanoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emrullah Serkan in the 88th minute of play. Halil İbrahim Yalazabey was shown his second yellow card after 88 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. In the 89th minute, Halil İbrahim Yalazabey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 95th match minute, Toprak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kudret Cerit to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the Toprak players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Türkiye.