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ARSLAN STADYUMU
Spectators: 7131 (Terracing: 5458, Seating: 1673, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Lefter Ökmener got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th minute of the match, Burhanettin Sezai tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Süleyman Ulukan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 6 minutes into the match, Tunç Tanfer dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Süleyman Ulukan, 1-0. Şinasi Tokdemir recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 13th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nicasio Rivero might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Süleyman Ulukan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nicasio Rivero ran back to his position shaking his head. Süleyman Ulukan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tunç Tanfer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nicasio Rivero recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Tunç Tanfer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With his leg Süleyman Ulukan managed to avoid a goal in the 26thth minute, when TİTANSPOR's Nicasio Rivero fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 27th minute, TİTANSPOR's Nicasio Rivero ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Süleyman Ulukan. Süleyman Ulukan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Nicasio Rivero's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Süleyman Ulukan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. Nicasio Rivero had several of the Yenice Gençlik Spor's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 46 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 4-0 score and a disappointed Süleyman Ulukan as he didn't even see the shot coming. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Nicasio Rivero made a kick off. After 52 minutes, Tunç Tanfer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TİTANSPOR and the Yenice Gençlik Spor players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Yenice Gençlik Spor booed when TİTANSPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tunç Tanfer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Süleyman Ulukan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tunç Tanfer in the 55th minute of the match. Süleyman Ulukan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Burhanettin Sezai in the 57th minute of the match. Süleyman Ulukan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lucjan Hejza in the 59th minute of play. If Burhanettin Sezai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When TİTANSPOR's Nicasio Rivero in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Yenice Gençlik Spor's goalie prevented a goal. In the 69th minute of the match Fatih Doğan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Süleyman Ulukan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Fatih Doğan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 70th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Süleyman Ulukan. Yenice Gençlik Spor's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, Yenice Gençlik Spor's goal looked a bit too open when Nicasio Rivero came free, but Süleyman Ulukan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Yenice Gençlik Spor's zone, Tunç Tanfer stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Süleyman Ulukan came out of the goal and Tunç Tanfer tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Tunç Tanfer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Nicasio Rivero's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Süleyman Ulukan was relentless in the 80th minute of the game. 82 minutes into the match, Nicasio Rivero had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Süleyman Ulukan. Yenice Gençlik Spor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nicasio Rivero was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 6-0 when Nicasio Rivero sped through Yenice Gençlik Spor's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Süleyman Ulukan. When Nicasio Rivero came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the TİTANSPOR 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 Nicasio Rivero couldn't finish the play. If Burhanettin Sezai had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. TİTANSPOR had played much better football throughout.