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Spectators: 6907 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1400, VIP seats: 110) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Remzi Canatan took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Poyraz Ekvan managed to get in a good position for a shot. SIFIRBİR's supporters rose to their feet, but Poyraz Ekvan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yusuf Bahadır Urkan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Cafer Direnç's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Yusuf Bahadır Urkan firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 10 minutes, Eren Lokman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kirikkale and the SIFIRBİR players grew even worse after the yellow card. 12 minutes into the match, Songur Oykut notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Kirikkale's Yusuf Bahadır Urkan. Yusuf Bahadır Urkan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 25 minutes into the match, SIFIRBİR's goal looked a bit too open when Remzi Canatan came free, but Galip Çolakoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Remzi Canatan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When İlyas Tolga Tengiroğlu fell near the penalty area in the 28th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored SIFIRBİR's protests and gave İlyas Tolga Tengiroğlu a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Kirikkale booed when SIFIRBİR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. İlyas Tolga Tengiroğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Kirikkale's Yusuf Bahadır Urkan got control of the ball when Cafer Direnç tried to sneak it across the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Poyraz Ekvan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yusuf Bahadır Urkan. Kirikkale's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Poyraz Ekvan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. 44 minutes into the match, Kirikkale's goalkeeper Yusuf Bahadır Urkan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cafer Direnç. In the 46th minute Şahin Uğurtay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yusuf Bahadır Urkan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Eren Lokman came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Kirikkale 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 Eren Lokman couldn't finish the play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

In the 53rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Kirikkale's goalkeeper Yusuf Bahadır Urkan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Remzi Canatan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Galip Çolakoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 56 minutes into the match, Kirikkale's Eren Lokman sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Galip Çolakoğlu narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 61 minutes into the game, one of Kirikkale:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The referee gave SIFIRBİR a penalty, 65 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Derman Kutlughan, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Kirikkale's Yusuf Bahadır Urkan. 3-0. If Cafer Direnç had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kadim Olcay's late challenge caught a SIFIRBİR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kadim Olcay helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of SIFIRBİR booed when Kirikkale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kadim Olcay didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 72 minutes, Menderes Yüksel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kirikkale and the SIFIRBİR players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of SIFIRBİR booed when Kirikkale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Menderes Yüksel didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Remzi Canatan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kirikkale's supporters rose to their feet, but Remzi Canatan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Galip Çolakoğlu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 78th minute, Kadim Olcay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A sloppy throw-in by Baykam Asalet in the 83rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Kirikkale's Kadim Olcay. If Kadim Olcay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Menderes Yüksel could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 87th minute of the match, but Galip Çolakoğlu made a huge save. In the 92nd minute, Songur Oykut ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Yusuf Bahadır Urkan was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, Remzi Canatan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kirikkale's supporters rose to their feet, but Remzi Canatan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Galip Çolakoğlu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in SIFIRBİR's zone, Remzi Canatan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Galip Çolakoğlu came out of the goal and Remzi Canatan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. SIFIRBİR had won after a very even match.