League

Gültepe
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Saraydüzü JK's Rafet Karadağ started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Vecdet Sanal hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. If Seyit Özakay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Çelebi Zeren succeeded in the game's 18th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Cabbar Tuğrul charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cabbar Tuğrul the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 21st match minute, Saraydüzü JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cabbar Tuğrul to maneuver through the defense. In the 22nd minute, Fetih İsiman sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Saraydüzü JK's Erdem Taci didn't even have to move. Poyraz Pala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Ali Karadeniz in the 24th minute of play. Çelebi Zeren might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Erdem Taci. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Çelebi Zeren ran back to his position shaking his head. After 29 played minutes Gültepe got a freekick which was hit by Çelebi Zeren. Poyraz Pala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafet Karadağ in the 32nd minute of play. Çelebi Zeren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Nazil Yalın had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gültepe's Poyraz Pala played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustafa Ali Karadeniz in the 39th minute of play. Nazil Yalın sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nazil Yalın fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erdem Taci having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Çelebi Zeren to make the kick off. In the 58th minute, Saraydüzü JK's Rafet Karadağ ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Poyraz Pala. Poyraz Pala yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. Mustafa Ali Karadeniz struck a weak shot in the 64th minute. Poyraz Pala didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Saraydüzü JK. 66 minutes into the match, Saraydüzü JK's Mustafa Ali Karadeniz sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Poyraz Pala narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 67 minutes, Çelebi Zeren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Gültepe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Çelebi Zeren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 69th minute, Vecdet Sanal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fetih İsiman 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 Erdem Taci. Saraydüzü JK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Gültepe's Çelebi Zeren got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 74 played minutes Saraydüzü JK got a freekick which was hit by Kubat Harzemşah. Seyit Özakay charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Seyit Özakay the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 78 played minutes Saraydüzü JK got a freekick which was hit by Seyit Özakay. In the 81st minute Nazil Yalın shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erdem Taci saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Çelebi Zeren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Erdem Taci was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Poyraz Pala made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Mustafa Ali Karadeniz sent off a good shot on target. If Rafet Karadağ had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Gültepe's Olgun Urkan got a free kick in the 97th minute. Nazil Yalın's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Erdem Taci read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 99th minute of play. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.