League

Merinos
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 4 played minutes Nigde SK got a freekick which was hit by Mehmet Akif Aktay. Ahmet Erdem Birsan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hikmet Uzsan in the 6th minute of the match. When Uğuralp Demirci came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Merinos 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 Uğuralp Demirci couldn't finish the play. Nigde SK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 15th minute, when Ali Güralp Süvarioğlu scored to the left of an out of position Ahmet Erdem Birsan, making the score, 1-0. Uğuralp Demirci struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Ahmet Erdem Birsan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Merinos SK. When Ali Güralp Süvarioğlu came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Merinos 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 Ali Güralp Süvarioğlu couldn't finish the play. Uğuralp Demircis short, quick shot in the 28thth minute got Ahmet Erdem Birsan to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a defensive mix-up in Nigde SK's zone, Hikmet Uzsan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ahmet Erdem Birsan came out of the goal and Hikmet Uzsan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 32 minutes into the match, Nigde SK's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Güralp Süvarioğlu came free, but Ahmet Erdem Birsan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd match minute, Nigde SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehmet Akif Aktay to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Nigde SK's Mehmet Akif Aktay got a free kick in the 34th minute. Ahmet Hakan Alp kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 40th minute, Ali Güralp Süvarioğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Merinos SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Ali Güralp Süvarioğlu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ahmet Erdem Birsan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ahmet Erdem Birsan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ali Güralp Süvarioğlu's shot from short distance in the 49th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Umut Birsoy to make the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Umut Birsoy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nigde SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Umut Birsoy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aydemir As breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ahmet Erdem Birsan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Güralp Süvarioğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Nigde SK defense, Uğuralp Demirci kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ahmet Erdem Birsan. The Nigde SK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ahmet Erdem Birsan should have stopped the shot. When the match had gone on for 72 minutes, Uğuralp Demirci put it in 5-0 from a short distance just to the right of Ahmet Erdem Birsan. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Erdem Sağbilge in the 81st minute of play forced Nigde SK's goalkeeper Ahmet Erdem Birsan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 82 minutes into the game, Ahmet Hakan Alp was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Nigde SK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Merinos SK the free kick. Ahmet Erdem Sağbilge took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 84th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ahmet Erdem Birsan. Nigde SK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After a rather tough play, Nigde SK's Ali Vedat Uruk got a free kick in the 84th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ali Güralp Süvarioğlu in the 91st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ahmet Erdem Birsan saved Nigde SK from getting behind. If Uğuralp Demirci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Merinos SK walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.