League

Laleli Stadium
Spectators: 7231 (Terracing: 5425, Seating: 1663, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Birol Ruzi kicked off to start the match. Necaettin Yalgın made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Birol Ruzi in the 5th minute of play. Necaettin Yalgın made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Birol Ruzi in the 7th minute of play. After 9 played minutes dardanelfc got a freekick which was hit by Çetin Eraslan. Birol Ruzi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Necaettin Yalgın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. dardanelfc's Necaettin Yalgın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Birol Ruzi in the 13th minute of play. Bedri Direnç kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Şenol Saraç's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Necaettin Yalgın firmly grabbed it by the left post. A collision led to dardanelfc getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Çetin Eraslan hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Birol Ruzi in the 23rd minute of play forced dardanelfc's goalkeeper Necaettin Yalgın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 24th minute, Şenol Saraç left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The İskenderunspor fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. When İskenderunspor's Birol Ruzi in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye dardanelfc's goalie prevented a goal. dardanelfc's Necaettin Yalgın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Birol Ruzi in the 30th minute of play. Necaettin Yalgın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Birol Ruzi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Necaettin Yalgın showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Birol Ruzi, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Şenol Saraç was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 38th minute. İskenderunspor's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Çetin Eraslan in the 43rd minute of play forced İskenderunspor's goalkeeper Çetin Varol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. İskenderunspor's Şenol Saraç got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 47th minute Çetin Eraslan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Çetin Varol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bedri Direnç to make the kick off. Necaettin Yalgın showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şenol Saraç in the 58th minute of the match. Birol Ruzi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Necaettin Yalgın having to interfere. After 65 minutes of play, İskenderunspor's Şenol Saraç made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Necaettin Yalgın was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Şenol Saraç in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Necaettin Yalgın prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to dardanelfc getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Bedri Direnç hit a great ball. Alperen Nevzat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Necaettin Yalgın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Necaettin Yalgın showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şenol Saraç, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. The audience was convinced that Şenol Saraç's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Necaettin Yalgın was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Necaettin Yalgın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şenol Saraç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Birol Ruzi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Şenol Saraç sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Şenol Saraç sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Birol Ruzi took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Necaettin Yalgın. Necaettin Yalgın dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şenol Koray in the 96th minute of play forced dardanelfc's goalkeeper Necaettin Yalgın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. İskenderunspor's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.