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Altınordu Arena
Spectators: 6962 (Terracing: 5457, Seating: 1500, VIP seats: 5) Havran JK's Muhittin Azer 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. 4 minutes into the match, Alemdar Suyurgal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Coşkun Rafi. Altınordu 1923's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alemdar Suyurgal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The audience was convinced that Alemdar Suyurgal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Coşkun Rafi was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. In the 15th minute Alemdar Suyurgal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Coşkun Rafi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Havran JK's goalkeeper Arif Tolay had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Georges-Philippe Hagi. Arif Tolay made an important save on a dangerous shot by Georges-Philippe Hagi in the 19th minute. Tiburcio Arnas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Arif Tolay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 23 minutes, Georges-Philippe Hagi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Altınordu 1923's supporters crossed their fingers, but Georges-Philippe Hagi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 25th minute Alemdar Suyurgal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Coşkun Rafi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Georges-Philippe Hagi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arif Tolay having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Altınordu 1923's Nasiru Ordu got a free kick in the 29th minute. In the 30thth minute of the game Muhittin Azer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Altınordu 1923's Coşkun Rafi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 31 played minutes Altınordu 1923 got a freekick which was hit by Cevahir Özgunes. When Ceyhan Tarab came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Havran JK 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 Ceyhan Tarab couldn't finish the play. Georges-Philippe Hagi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 40 minutes into the match, Havran JK's goal looked a bit too open when Tiburcio Arnas came free, but Arif Tolay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Havran JK's Arif Tolay got control of the ball when Georges-Philippe Hagi tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Georges-Philippe Hagi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Georges-Philippe Hagi was the one to do the kick off. Georges-Philippe Hagi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Arif Tolay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tiburcio Arnas blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arif Tolay having to make a save. When Fabrizio Primavera fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Altınordu 1923's protests and gave Fabrizio Primavera a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Altınordu 1923 getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Fabrizio Primavera hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Alemdar Suyurgal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Havran JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Alemdar Suyurgal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Coşkun Rafi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muhittin Azer in the 60th minute of play forced Altınordu 1923's goalkeeper Coşkun Rafi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 62nd minute, Georges-Philippe Hagi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arif Tolay was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After having played for 68 minutes, Georges-Philippe Hagi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Altınordu 1923's supporters crossed their fingers, but Georges-Philippe Hagi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 70 minutes, Georges-Philippe Hagi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Altınordu 1923's supporters crossed their fingers, but Georges-Philippe Hagi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arif Tolay stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tiburcio Arnas's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Coşkun Rafi was out of position in the 75 minute of play, and Muhittin Azer capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Muhittin Azer really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. 78 minutes into the game, Tolga Hallaçoğlu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Arif Tolay was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Tiburcio Arnas came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Altınordu 1923 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 Tiburcio Arnas couldn't finish the play. Avni Helvacı hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Coşkun Rafi made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Sümer Uyun sent off a good shot on target. Havran JK succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Altınordu 1923 had controlled the match.