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Spectators: 7135 (Terracing: 5353, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 141) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Necip Okatay kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustafa Numan Bayman in the 4th minute of play forced I LOVE YOU's goalkeeper Dilaver Tunçöven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mustafa Numan Bayman took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dilaver Tunçöven. Dilaver Tunçöven dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. After 12 minutes of play, Mersin İdman Yurdu's Mustafa Numan Bayman made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dilaver Tunçöven was left in no man's land by his defense there! Necip Okatay took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dilaver Tunçöven. Dilaver Tunçöven dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Dilaver Tunçöven took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Numan Bayman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st minute, Numan Deryace hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in I LOVE YOU's zone, Necip Okatay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dilaver Tunçöven came out of the goal and Necip Okatay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Necip Okatay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dilaver Tunçöven having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Doğaner Hafız during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 28th match minute, I LOVE YOU was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doğaner Hafız to maneuver through the defense. Dilaver Tunçöven took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Numan Bayman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 35 minutes, Mustafa Numan Bayman mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mersin İdman Yurdu and the I LOVE YOU players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Mersin İdman Yurdu getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Mustafa Numan Bayman hit a great ball. Mustafa Numan Bayman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dilaver Tunçöven having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Necip Okatay in the 41st minute of play forced I LOVE YOU's goalkeeper Dilaver Tunçöven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yakup Kadri Kayrar made a kick off. Necip Okatay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Necip Okatay recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 63rd minute, Necip Okatay ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dilaver Tunçöven was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Dilaver Tunçöven made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Necip Okatay in the 67th minute of play. Mersin İdman Yurdu's Necip Fazıl Uğurlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tayyip Tara in the 68th minute of play. With his leg Dilaver Tunçöven managed to avoid a goal in the 69thth minute, when Mersin İdman Yurdu's Mustafa Numan Bayman fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 71st match minute, I LOVE YOU was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Numan Deryace to maneuver through the defense. Dilaver Tunçöven stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Necip Okatay's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. 84 minutes into the match, Mustafa Numan Bayman had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dilaver Tunçöven. I LOVE YOU's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mustafa Numan Bayman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kamuran Bağdaş during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With his leg Dilaver Tunçöven managed to avoid a goal in the 95thth minute, when Mersin İdman Yurdu's Mustafa Numan Bayman fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After having played for 96 minutes, Necip Okatay managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mersin İdman Yurdu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Necip Okatay was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The I LOVE YOU fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Mersin İdman Yurdu were clearly better and deserved to take the win.