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Süleymaniye Stadium
Spectators: 7272 (Terracing: 5456, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kıraç Baltaş kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Güral Keramettin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fethi Ülkem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Güral Keramettin took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fethi Ülkem. Fethi Ülkem dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Fethi Ülkem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Çetin Özgebay in the 7th minute of play. In the 9th minute Kıraç Baltaş shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Reha Serol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Niksarspor's Kıraç Baltaş got a good chance for a goal in the 10th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Güral Keramettin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fethi Ülkem having to make a save. Fahri Altunışık charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fahri Altunışık the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Fethi Ülkem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Serhan Muhsin, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Berker Rıza Tankut in the 22nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Fethi Ülkem prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yahyali's Ahmet Reha Serol proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Yahyali from getting a goal against them. Fethi Ülkem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Güral Keramettin in the 26th minute of the match. In the 27th minute, Çetin Özgebay left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Yahyali fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Çetin Özgebay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Fethi Ülkem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Güral Keramettin in the 32nd minute of the match. Fethi Ülkem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Çetin Özgebay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Niksarspor's Fethi Ülkem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Güral Keramettin in the 38th minute of play. Çetin Özgebay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Çetin Özgebay to strike the kick off in the second half. Güral Keramettin might have been able to make a better finish in the 51st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fethi Ülkem. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Güral Keramettin ran back to his position shaking his head. Hamdi Ayana's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ahmet Reha Serol read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. In the 55th minute, Güral Keramettin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Fethi Ülkem. The goal made the score 0-3. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Okanalp Altınkaya managed to get in a good position for a shot. Yahyali's supporters rose to their feet, but Okanalp Altınkaya was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fethi Ülkem breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 61st match minute, Yahyali was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cafer Başsoy to maneuver through the defense. 63 minutes into the match, Niksarspor's Deniz Ekabir broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Yahyali's Ahmet Reha Serol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kıraç Baltaş in the 66th minute of play. Fethi Ülkem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Çetin Özgebay in the 75th minute of the match. Kudret Tibet kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by Niksarspor's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ali Cafer Tanbey was slow to take the kick. During this time Yahyali's players had a chance to rest. Yahyali's Ali Cafer Tanbey was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Fethi Ülkem in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Güral Keramettin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Fahri Altunışık took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Fethi Ülkem to make any attempt to save it. After 89 minutes of play, Yahyali's Güral Keramettin made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fethi Ülkem was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yahyali's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.