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Kurucasile
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bora Han İsfendiyar started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Kurucasile SK's goalkeeper Arda Hüdayioğlu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Gladiator 52 booed when Kurucasile SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Ömer Özender didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arda Hüdayioğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Nasir Nevruz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mehmet Hamdi Gümüş charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mehmet Hamdi Gümüş the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 18th match minute, Gladiator 52 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehmet Hamdi Gümüş to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Kurucasile SK's zone, Ahmet Nasir Nevruz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arda Hüdayioğlu came out of the goal and Ahmet Nasir Nevruz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 24th play minutes Ahmet Nasir Nevruz shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Arda Hüdayioğlu and just under the crossbar into goal. Ali Ömer Özender received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Aşkın Enfal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aşkın Enfal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bora Han İsfendiyar in the 36th minute of the match. If Ali Ömer Özender had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 42 minutes, Ali Ömer Özender managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kurucasile SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ali Ömer Özender was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 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.

After 56 minutes, Recep Talha Engintalay mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gladiator 52 and the Kurucasile SK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Gladiator 52's Recep Talha Engintalay got a free kick in the 57th minute. The supporters of Gladiator 52 booed when Kurucasile SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Ömer Özender didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arda Hüdayioğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tolga Balcan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Mert Alyakut fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Gladiator 52's protests and gave Mert Alyakut a yellow card for diving instead. If Tolga Balcan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Tolga Balcan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tolga Balcan in the 85th minute of play forced Kurucasile SK's goalkeeper Arda Hüdayioğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arda Hüdayioğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tolga Balcan, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Bora Han İsfendiyar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Aşkın Enfal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 95th match minute, Gladiator 52 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehmet Hamdi Gümüş to maneuver through the defense. Although Kurucasile SK had been in control for most of the match, Gladiator 52 still came away with the win.