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Tarlabasi
Spectators: 6790 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 140) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andaç Birsan kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Hamdi Ayana made a precise shot to the right of Hacı Ali Gaza. Ç.M.B Okan ELMAS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After 5 played minutes Niksarspor got a freekick which was hit by Esat Satvet. 7 minutes into the match, Niksarspor's goal looked a bit too open when Andaç Birsan came free, but Fethi Ülkem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hacı Ali Gaza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kıraç Baltaş in the 10th minute of play. Hacı Ali Gaza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kıraç Baltaş, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. In the 25th minute, Cavit Tanyol hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Çağatay Yersel fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ç.M.B Okan ELMAS's protests and gave Çağatay Yersel a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Ç.M.B Okan ELMAS's Çağatay Yersel got a free kick in the 36th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Andaç Birsan in the 41st minute of play forced Niksarspor's goalkeeper Fethi Ülkem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Kıraç Baltaş had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 47th minute Hamdi Ayana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hacı Ali Gaza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Niksarspor's Fethi Ülkem got control of the ball when Andaç Birsan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Hamdi Ayana could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but Hacı Ali Gaza made a huge save. 55 minutes into the match, Kıraç Baltaş notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Ç.M.B Okan ELMAS's Hacı Ali Gaza. Hacı Ali Gaza was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Hacı Ali Gaza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kıraç Baltaş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 63rd minute Kıraç Baltaş shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hacı Ali Gaza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hacı Ali Gaza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kıraç Baltaş in the 69th minute of the match. If Kıraç Baltaş had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Hacı Ali Gaza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamdi Ayana, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Hacı Ali Gaza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kıraç Baltaş's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Hacı Ali Gaza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kıraç Baltaş in the 85th minute of play. Çağatay Yersel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fethi Ülkem having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Karhan Sidam put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Fethi Ülkem. In the 94th match minute, Niksarspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kudret Tibet to maneuver through the defense. After 96 played minutes Ç.M.B Okan ELMAS got a freekick which was hit by Kamer Canfer. In the 97th minute, Deniz Ekabir sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Ç.M.B Okan ELMAS's Hacı Ali Gaza didn't even have to move. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Niksarspor eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.