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Zara
Spectators: 6681 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Arcan Zülfikar kicked off to start the match. Çelik Afgan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arcan Zülfikar in the 5th minute of the match. Dinçer Onuk hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Mehmet Edip Ruşen succeeded in the game's 14th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 0-1. Gökçek İmruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mehmet Edip Ruşen in the 17th minute of play. Ekber Nazil's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gökçek İmruz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Ekber Nazil sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erdi Civanbaht during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Zara getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Erdi Civanbaht hit a great ball. If Mehmet Edip Ruşen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Mehmet Edip Ruşen came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Bergama 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 Mehmet Edip Ruşen couldn't finish the play. Kürşat Yusuf charged in rather forcefully in the 29th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kürşat Yusuf the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mehmet Edip Ruşen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gökçek İmruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ekber Nazil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Bergama booed when Zara was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olcay Erel didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 36th minute of the match Namık Davutoğlu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Gökçek İmruz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Mehmet Arif Unsur's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 42ndth minute, Çelik Afgan skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 48th minute Ekber Nazil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gökçek İmruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Mehmet Edip Ruşen made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th match minute, Zara was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İstemihan Işıldar to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Mehmet Arif Unsur managed to get in a good position for a shot. Zara's supporters rose to their feet, but Mehmet Arif Unsur was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Çelik Afgan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mehmet Edip Ruşen was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 61st minute. Bergama's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. When Mehmet Edip Ruşen came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Bergama 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 Mehmet Edip Ruşen couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Zara's zone, Mehmet Edip Ruşen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gökçek İmruz came out of the goal and Mehmet Edip Ruşen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mehmet Edip Ruşen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 71st minute Mehmet Edip Ruşen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gökçek İmruz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arcan Zülfikar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Çelik Afgan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 79 played minutes Bergama got a freekick which was hit by Berkay Vecih. After 83 played minutes Bergama got a freekick which was hit by Battal Seyyit Nurtekin. Arcan Zülfikar took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Çelik Afgan. Çelik Afgan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. In the 88th minute, Berkay Vecih got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 89 played minutes Zara got a freekick which was hit by Olcay Erel. Ekber Nazil charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ekber Nazil the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 92 played minutes Bergama got a freekick which was hit by Ekber Nazil. Mehmet Arif Unsur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Çelik Afgan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.