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Sivas
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abdullatif Tüzün got the match started through his kick off. The audience was convinced that Abdullatif Tüzün's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thorbjørn Wathne was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Thorbjørn Wathne stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abdullatif Tüzün's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hacı Hitit in the 13th minute of play forced Sivas's goalkeeper Lütfullah Korur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute Hacı Hitit shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lütfullah Korur saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. KIZIL ELMA's Thorbjørn Wathne proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save KIZIL ELMA from getting a goal against them. Ömür Yüce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Thorbjørn Wathne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 26 minutes into the match, Sivas's goal looked a bit too open when Hacı Hitit came free, but Lütfullah Korur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Songurhan Durualp hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdullatif Tüzün in the 34th minute of play forced KIZIL ELMA's goalkeeper Thorbjørn Wathne to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Songurhan Durualp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Thorbjørn Wathne was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. Abdullatif Tüzün might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Thorbjørn Wathne. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abdullatif Tüzün ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, KIZIL ELMA's Teoman Tanju got a free kick in the 42nd minute. If Ömür Yüce had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hacı Hitit to strike the kick off in the second half. Ömür Yüce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Thorbjørn Wathne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hacı Hitit in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lütfullah Korur saved Sivas from getting behind. In the 60thth minute of the game Abdullatif Tüzün who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but KIZIL ELMA's Thorbjørn Wathne was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lütfullah Korur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hacı Hitit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Hacı Hitit recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 69th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Babür Şakir got free with Lütfullah Korur in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 77th minute, Mehmet Hamdi Perker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 78 minutes into the match, Abdullatif Tüzün had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Thorbjørn Wathne. KIZIL ELMA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abdullatif Tüzün was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 81st minute, Babür Şakir reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Lütfullah Korur. The goal made the score 1-1. Ömür Yüce received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Thorbjørn Wathne tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 85th match minute, KIZIL ELMA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tuna Generalov to maneuver through the defense. Thorbjørn Wathne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdullatif Tüzün in the 85th minute of play. Thorbjørn Wathne took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdullatif Tüzün, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Babür Şakirs short, quick shot in the 93rdth minute got Lütfullah Korur to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Ömür Yüce had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.