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Malatya Stadium
Spectators: 6673 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) Zile's Kubat Akıncıbeyoğlu 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. Poyraz Namdar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gökçe Baştürk, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. When Gökçe Baştürk came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Malatya 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 Gökçe Baştürk couldn't finish the play. Nedim Acar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kubat Akıncıbeyoğlu in the 11th minute of the match. After 12 played minutes Zile got a freekick which was hit by İlyas Tolga Şahsar. Faik Attaroğlu charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Faik Attaroğlu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 21st match minute, Malatya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faik Attaroğlu to maneuver through the defense. Malatya's Nedim Acar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kubat Akıncıbeyoğlu in the 22nd minute of play. If Saip Bayındır had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hayyam Safih kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Kubat Akıncıbeyoğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Nedim Acar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 31 minutes into the match, Malatya's goal looked a bit too open when Göksel Kınay came free, but Nedim Acar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kubat Akıncıbeyoğlu might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Nedim Acar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kubat Akıncıbeyoğlu ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Malatya's zone, Göksel Kınay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nedim Acar came out of the goal and Göksel Kınay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 41st minute, Battal Seyyit Ulağ hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nedim Acar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Göksel Kınay, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Göksel Kınay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nedim Acar having to interfere. When Kubat Akıncıbeyoğlu came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Zile 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 Kubat Akıncıbeyoğlu couldn't finish the play. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gökçe Baştürk to strike the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gökçe Baştürk in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Poyraz Namdar saved Zile from getting behind. 54 minutes into the match, Saip Bayındır notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Zile's Poyraz Namdar. Poyraz Namdar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 58th match minute, Malatya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İsmet Karacabey to maneuver through the defense. Battal Seyyit Ulağ was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 59th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Göksel Kınay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 72nd minute of the game. One of Zile:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Malatya:s goal. The referee gave Malatya a penalty, 74 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by İsmet Karacabey, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Zile's Poyraz Namdar. 2-1. In the 77th minute, Faik Attaroğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Göksel Kınay came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Zile 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 Göksel Kınay couldn't finish the play. In the 91st match minute, Malatya was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gökçe Baştürk to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Göksel Kınay got free with Nedim Acar in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.