League

Kiziltepe Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Turgay Kutlu kicked off to start the match. Samarra's Emran Ayana played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baturalp Yağızkan in the 3rd minute of play. Turgay Kutlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emran Ayana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baturalp Yağızkan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With 10 minutes on the clock, Ali Hazar commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Ali Hazar hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. If Ant Aytekin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Devran Soysan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 21stth minute, Emran Ayana skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Samarra's Emran Ayana proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Samarra from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Turgay Kutlu in the 25th minute of play forced SULTANBEYLİ SK's goalkeeper Agah Üstam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Turgay Kutlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agah Üstam having to interfere. Turgay Kutlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Agah Üstam having to interfere. After having played for 30 minutes, Gürel Halıcı managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SULTANBEYLİ SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gürel Halıcı was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The supporters of Samarra booed when SULTANBEYLİ SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Devran Soysan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Samarra's Emran Ayana proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save Samarra from getting a goal against them. 38 minutes into the game, Cem Serdinç was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SULTANBEYLİ SK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Samarra the free kick. In the 38th match minute, SULTANBEYLİ SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cem Serdinç to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abuzer Revnak in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Agah Üstam saved SULTANBEYLİ SK from getting behind. SULTANBEYLİ SK's Agah Üstam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abuzer Revnak in the 42nd minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gürel Halıcı was the one to do the kick off. Cem Serdinç scored 1-1 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Emran Ayana, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 60th minute, Cem Serdinç ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emran Ayana was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Emran Ayana took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gürel Halıcı, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 65 minutes into the match, Samarra's goal looked a bit too open when Gürel Halıcı came free, but Emran Ayana reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 71 minutes, Gürel Halıcı managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SULTANBEYLİ SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gürel Halıcı was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 72nd match minute, Samarra was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Taci Yelmen to maneuver through the defense. 75 minutes into the match, Gürel Halıcı had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emran Ayana. Samarra's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gürel Halıcı was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. In the 80th minute, Aycan Yalavaç 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. SULTANBEYLİ SK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Abuzer Revnak scored to the left of an out of position Agah Üstam, making the score, 3-2. Emran Ayana made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gürel Halıcı in the 88th minute of play. A collision led to SULTANBEYLİ SK getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Özbek Urandu hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Gürel Halıcı's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Emran Ayana was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Cem Serdinç sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Taci Yelmen during the 98th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The SULTANBEYLİ SK fans cheered their team off the field, for while Samarra had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.