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Es-Er Arena
Spectators: 7251 (Terracing: 5440, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) Doruk Eralkan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A sloppy throw-in by Ali Nejat Akoğul in the 3rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by LEXEND FC's Ahmet Emir Özsan. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ali Cengiz Nevruz in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Birsel Keyhüsrev saved Esenspor FK from getting behind. In the 6th minute, Batıkan Cezlan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The LEXEND FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Esenspor FK's Birsel Keyhüsrev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Batıkan Cezlan in the 19th minute of play. Birsel Keyhüsrev didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ali Cengiz Nevruz went, in the 20th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Birsel Keyhüsrev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Batıkan Cezlan in the 24th minute of play. In the 24th minute, Süleyman Kuddus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 27 minutes into the game, Batıkan Cezlan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Birsel Keyhüsrev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Batıkan Cezlan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Birsel Keyhüsrev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 33 minutes of play, LEXEND FC's Ali Cengiz Nevruz made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Birsel Keyhüsrev was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Batıkan Cezlan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 45 played minutes Esenspor FK got a freekick which was hit by Doruk Eralkan. 47 minutes into the match, Esenspor FK's Süleyman Kuddus sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aydemir Afşar narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-4.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ali Cengiz Nevruz to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Süleyman Kuddus cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Aydemir Afşar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 58 minutes of play, LEXEND FC's Batıkan Cezlan made it 2-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Birsel Keyhüsrev was left in no man's land by his defense there! Birsel Keyhüsrev made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Adnan Onurad sent off a good shot on target. Guido Lixandro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Aydemir Afşar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Birsel Keyhüsrev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Cengiz Nevruz in the 67th minute of the match. Aydemir Afşar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guido Lixandro in the 68th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doruk Eralkan in the 70th minute of play forced LEXEND FC's goalkeeper Aydemir Afşar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esenspor FK's Birsel Keyhüsrev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Cengiz Nevruz in the 73rd minute of play. Batıkan Cezlan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 74th minute of the match, but Birsel Keyhüsrev made a huge save. Birsel Keyhüsrev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Cengiz Nevruz in the 75th minute of play. In the 78th minute Doruk Eralkan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aydemir Afşar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adnan Onurad got free with Birsel Keyhüsrev in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 84th minute, Guido Lixandro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Esenspor FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-5. Batıkan Cezlan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Birsel Keyhüsrev having to make a save. Birsel Keyhüsrev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Cengiz Nevruz in the 93rd minute of the match. Adnan Onurad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Birsel Keyhüsrev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Batıkan Cezlan struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Birsel Keyhüsrev didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LEXEND FC. LEXEND FC's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.