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Meram
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cevdet Namık kicked off to start the match. Fikri Şah made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Recep Talha Andaç in the 4th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Meram SK's Berkin Ünaldi seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Berkin Ünaldi the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Meram SK protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Berkin Ünaldi had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 6 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Meram SK! Fikri Şah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eser Hafi in the 13th minute of the match. Soner Onar hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Fikri Şah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cevdet Namık in the 21st minute of the match. Bedri Avcu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Cüneyd Kartay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cüneyd Kartay made an important save on a dangerous shot by Soner Onar in the 36th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Ulubey's goal looked a bit too open when Arif Nihat Ceylan came free, but Cüneyd Kartay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fikri Şah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Recep Talha Andaç in the 40th minute of the match. Bedrettin İnanoğlu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 42nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Fikri Şah. Meram SK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Soner Onar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Meram SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Soner Onar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cüneyd Kartay breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ulubey's Cüneyd Kartay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Battal Karginalp in the 45th minute of play. 46 minutes in the game Tugay Saru did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Recep Talha Andaç. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Arif Nihat Ceylan to make the kick off. Meram SK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by İskender Yelmen in the 53rd minute. It was a well-played corner which Bedri Avcu managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Gazi Ülgü got a throw-in 61 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Eser Hafi. Meram SK's Soner Onar quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Tugay Saru, made in the 63rd minute of the game. Cüneyd Kartay didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Soner Onar went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After 66 played minutes Meram SK got a freekick which was hit by Battal Karginalp. 71 minutes into the game, Songur Safvet cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Fikri Şah was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, Meram SK's Fikri Şah got control of the ball when Songur Safvet tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gazi Ülgü made in the 82nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Meram SK's Battal Karginalp. Cüneyd Kartay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Battal Karginalp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Meram SK's Soner Onar got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Battal Karginalp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Cüneyd Kartay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Ulubey had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.