League

Cankurtaran Stadium
Spectators: 6668 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1668, VIP seats: 0) kayserispor's Vecdi Aysan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Rafet Şahkar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 3rd minute of the match, but Ahmet Rıfat Yanar made a huge save. In the 3rd minute, Mehmet Ferit Onultan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute, Cankurtaran FK's Emirşah Demiroğlu dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Rafet Şahkar's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ahmet Rıfat Yanar firmly grabbed it by the left post. 14 minutes into the game, Yiğitcan Buğra cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Mehmet Edip Denizalp was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Mehmet Ferit Onultan managed to get in a good position for a shot. kayserispor's supporters rose to their feet, but Mehmet Ferit Onultan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mehmet Edip Denizalp breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of kayserispor booed when Cankurtaran FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Arif Nihat Beytekin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mehmet Edip Denizalp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Halit Ziya Başöz in the 20th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rafet Şahkar got free with Ahmet Rıfat Yanar in the 27th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Cankurtaran FK's zone, Vecdi Aysan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mehmet Edip Denizalp came out of the goal and Vecdi Aysan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, kayserispor's Vecdi Aysan got a free kick in the 33rd minute. Arif Çelebi Salim took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 34th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ahmet Rıfat Yanar. kayserispor's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Cankurtaran FK's zone, Vecdi Aysan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mehmet Edip Denizalp came out of the goal and Vecdi Aysan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mehmet Edip Denizalp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Halit Ziya Başöz in the 37th minute of the match. Yiğitcan Buğra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Mehmet Edip Denizalp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Halit Ziya Başöz in the 47th minute of play forced Cankurtaran FK's goalkeeper Mehmet Edip Denizalp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Emirşah Demiroğlu was the one to do the kick off. Ahmet Rıfat Yanar didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Emirşah Demiroğlu went, in the 55th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. In the 58th minute Rafet Şahkar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Rıfat Yanar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Halit Ziya Başöz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Yiğitcan Buğra managed to get in a good position for a shot. kayserispor's supporters rose to their feet, but Yiğitcan Buğra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mehmet Edip Denizalp breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 67 minutes into the match, kayserispor's goal looked a bit too open when Emirşah Demiroğlu came free, but Ahmet Rıfat Yanar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 69 minutes, Arif Çelebi Salim mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cankurtaran FK and the kayserispor players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 69th match minute, Cankurtaran FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arif Çelebi Salim to maneuver through the defense. If Yiğitcan Buğra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Vecdi Aysan managed to get in a good position for a shot. kayserispor's supporters rose to their feet, but Vecdi Aysan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mehmet Edip Denizalp breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. During the 80th minute of the match Arif Çelebi Salim completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Arif Çelebi Salim a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Mehmet Edip Denizalp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yiğitcan Buğra, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Mehmet Ferit Onultan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mehmet Edip Denizalp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yiğitcan Buğra in the 87th minute of the match. Vecdi Aysan struck a weak shot in the 88th minute. Mehmet Edip Denizalp didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for kayserispor. If Vecdi Aysan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 91 minutes into the match, Cankurtaran FK's goalkeeper Mehmet Edip Denizalp had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Vecdi Aysan. Mehmet Edip Denizalp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehmet Ferit Onultan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.