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Esme
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Vecdet Durali started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ali Cafer Verim's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 3rdth minute, Sezai Özaltın skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After 4 played minutes Esme FK got a freekick which was hit by Resul Devlet. With his leg Sezai Özaltın managed to avoid a goal in the 6thth minute, when Esme FK's Ali Cafer Verim fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vecdet Durali took the ball and in the 7 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sezai Özaltın. Sezai Özaltın dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Göktan Gülle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kadim Elçin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aktan Üstam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Göktan Gülle having to interfere. Ali Cafer Verim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 26th minute Vecdet Durali shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sezai Özaltın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kadim Elçin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Göktan Gülle having to interfere. Kadim Elçin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 31 minutes of play, Cobanlar's Aktan Üstam made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Göktan Gülle was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aktan Üstam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Göktan Gülle having to interfere. With a little luck, Cobanlar's Sezai Özaltın got control of the ball when Ali Cafer Verim tried to sneak it across the goal line. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aktan Üstam to strike the kick off in the second half. If Hüseyin Can Ayyıldız had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of Esme FK booed when Cobanlar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Suat Zahir didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vecdet Durali in the 60th minute of play forced Cobanlar's goalkeeper Sezai Özaltın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ali Cafer Verim's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Sezai Özaltın read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. After having played for 65 minutes, Ali Cafer Verim managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esme FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ali Cafer Verim was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kadim Elçin got free with Göktan Gülle in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Aktan Üstam kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Göktan Gülle. That made the score 1-2 in the 71 minute of play. Aygün Vecdi kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. When Suat Zahir fell near the penalty area in the 75th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cobanlar's protests and gave Suat Zahir a yellow card for diving instead. 76 minutes into the match, Esme FK's Resul Devlet broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Sezai Özaltın came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Esme FK's Vecdet Durali. But to his dismay, Vecdet Durali quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. When Esme FK's Ali Cafer Verim in the 85th minute got a chance for a shot 85th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cobanlar's goalie prevented a goal. If Vecdet Durali had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Vecdet Durali's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sezai Özaltın was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Esme FK's Ali Cafer Verim got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vecdet Durali in the 93rd minute of play forced Cobanlar's goalkeeper Sezai Özaltın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.