League

Merzifon
Spectators: 2250 (Terracing: 2000, Seating: 250, VIP seats: 0) Sertel Uman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baybora Tuğaltay, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. Ali Berkant Zoral fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sertel Uman having to interfere. The supporters of Merzifon booed when Silifke SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enginalp Kuddus didn't get a good kick on the ball. The supporters of Merzifon booed when Silifke SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kılıç Ağçelik didn't get a good kick on the ball. Merzifon's Öztürk Ulutan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kılıç Ağçelik in the 11th minute of play. If Kılıç Ağçelik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. If Enginalp Kuddus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Merzifon's Mustafa Yaşar Taykurt got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Öztürk Ulutan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enginalp Kuddus in the 19th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Enginalp Kuddus's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Öztürk Ulutan was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Sertel Uman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kemalettin Şahsuvar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 28 minutes into the game, Silifke SK's Enginalp Kuddus nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Öztürk Ulutan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Öztürk Ulutan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kılıç Ağçelik in the 33rd minute of the match. Merzifon's Öztürk Ulutan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enginalp Kuddus in the 35th minute of play. In the 36th match minute, Silifke SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İlyas Savtuna to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 39 minutes, Enginalp Kuddus managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Silifke SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Enginalp Kuddus was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Öztürk Ulutan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gökçen Köksal, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Öztürk Ulutan came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Silifke SK's Enginalp Kuddus. But to his dismay, Enginalp Kuddus quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kemalettin Şahsuvar to make the kick off. Öztürk Ulutan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enginalp Kuddus, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Baybora Tuğaltay charged in rather forcefully in the 68th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baybora Tuğaltay the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 69 minutes into the game, Kılıç Ağçelik cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Öztürk Ulutan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. If Enginalp Kuddus had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Mustafa Yaşar Taykurt's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sertel Uman was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kemalettin Şahsuvar in the 81st minute of play forced Silifke SK's goalkeeper Sertel Uman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Öztürk Ulutan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Enginalp Kuddus, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. When Enginalp Kuddus came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Silifke SK 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 Enginalp Kuddus couldn't finish the play. Öztürk Ulutan made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Kılıç Ağçelik sent off a good shot on target. When Ali Berkant Zoral fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Merzifon's protests and gave Ali Berkant Zoral a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Merzifon's Ali Berkant Zoral got a free kick in the 96th minute. After 98 minutes Merzifon's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Alperen Süleymanoğlu who took care of the corner kick. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Merzifon's goalie and right to İzzet Ergintuğ. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Merzifon's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal.