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Çaydaçıra Stadı
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Mehmet Bilge Nebahattin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Enis Muhammed made in the 7th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Batıhan Suel however managed to control. 16 minutes into the game, Cafer Beycan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Elaziğ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Mardin the free kick. In the 16th match minute, Elaziğ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cafer Beycan to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Mardin getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Erdoğan Oğuzata hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Cafer Beycan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mustafa Hakan Korhan was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. Taci Bekiroğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Mardin booed when Elaziğ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yasin Toraman didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 27th minute of the match Enis Muhammed sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Garip Helvacı skillfully saved the ball. If Mehmet Bilge Nebahattin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cafer Beycans short, quick shot in the 33rdth minute got Mustafa Hakan Korhan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 34 minutes in the game, Taci Bekiroğlu fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Mustafa Hakan Korhan having to interfere. After 40 played minutes, Elaziğ's Harun Oruz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mustafa Hakan Korhan came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Elaziğ reached it. Mehmet Bilge Nebahattin might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Garip Helvacı. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mehmet Bilge Nebahattin ran back to his position shaking his head. 45 minutes into the match, Elaziğ's goal looked a bit too open when Mehmet Bilge Nebahattin came free, but Garip Helvacı reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

In the 61st minute Mehmet Bilge Nebahattin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Garip Helvacı saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Osman Bağışhan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 66th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Mustafa Hakan Korhan. Mardin's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After 67 played minutes Mardin got a freekick which was hit by Erdoğan Oğuzata. With a little luck, Elaziğ's Garip Helvacı got control of the ball when Batıhan Suel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Erdoğan Oğuzata kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. In the 77th minute of the match Elaziğ got a corner. Mardin's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cafer Beycan ran over to the corner to take the kick. Garip Helvacı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Bilge Nebahattin, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehmet Bilge Nebahattin in the 88th minute of play forced Elaziğ's goalkeeper Garip Helvacı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cafer Beycan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mustafa Hakan Korhan having to interfere. In the 95th minute, Taci Bekiroğlu 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. In the 97th minute of the match Harun Oruz sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mustafa Hakan Korhan skillfully saved the ball. Elaziğ's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.