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SULTANGAZİ ARENA
Spectators: 7283 (Terracing: 5464, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 144) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Tümer Özmert made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yavuz Selim İlmi in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Duran Darcan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gürel Nursal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sungurhan Oskay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tümer Özmert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to SULTANGAZİ getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Tümer Özmert hit a great ball. Yavuz Selim İlmi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duran Darcan having to interfere. Utkan Sakman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Duran Darcan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute, Utkan Sakman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Duran Darcan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Gürel Nursal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 28th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Utkan Sakman 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. Tümer Özmert recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 46th minute, Polat Demirbaş hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Utkan Sakman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duran Darcan having to interfere. After the first half Yalova FK were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Utkan Sakman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. If Utkan Sakman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 55th minute, Polat Demirbaş hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Duran Darcan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Utkan Sakman in the 57th minute of the match. In the 61st minute Gürel Nursal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sungurhan Oskay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Gürel Nursal put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Sungurhan Oskay. Yavuz Selim İlmi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Duran Darcan made a huge save. Yavuz Selim İlmi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Duran Darcan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sungurhan Oskay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tümer Özmert in the 77th minute of play. When Gürel Nursal came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the SULTANGAZİ 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 Gürel Nursal couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gürel Nursal in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sungurhan Oskay saved Yalova FK from getting behind. Through an outstanding action, after 85 minutes, Duran Darcan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Utkan Sakman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Duran Darcan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Yavuz Selim İlmi got free with Duran Darcan in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tümer Özmert in the 94th minute of play forced Yalova FK's goalkeeper Sungurhan Oskay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to SULTANGAZİ getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Gökay Akaltan hit a great ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.