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GARAN PARK
Spectators: 7471 (Terracing: 5742, Seating: 1577, VIP seats: 152) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Batı Revan took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Ghost FC getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Hüseyin Doğa hit a great ball. When Nuh İçten fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GARANBIRLIK SPOR's protests and gave Nuh İçten a yellow card for diving instead. Ahmet Orhan Özinan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ünsal Devlettin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Batı Revan in the 17th minute of play. After 18 minutes, Baturalp Tuğaltan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GARANBIRLIK SPOR and the Ghost FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 18 played minutes GARANBIRLIK SPOR got a freekick which was hit by Baturalp Tuğaltan. 24 minutes into the match, Ahmet Orhan Özinan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Osman Ali Sadi. Ghost FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ahmet Orhan Özinan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 27th minute, İnanç Üngörmüş hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 39th minute, Eser Ataseven 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. Osman Ali Sadi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rauf Hürkan in the 44th minute of play. 47 minutes into the game, Baysal Akyazıcıoğlu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ghost FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GARANBIRLIK SPOR the free kick. In the 48th minute, Baysal Akyazıcıoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ahmet Orhan Özinan struck a weak shot in the 48th minute. Osman Ali Sadi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GARANBIRLIK SPOR.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rauf Hürkan to make the kick off. After 52 played minutes Ghost FC got a freekick which was hit by Berke Geylanoğullarından. Osman Ali Sadi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rauf Hürkan in the 55th minute of the match. When GARANBIRLIK SPOR's Rauf Hürkan in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ghost FC's goalie prevented a goal. Cüneyt Tümerkan might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Osman Ali Sadi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cüneyt Tümerkan ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Ghost FC's zone, Rauf Hürkan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Osman Ali Sadi came out of the goal and Rauf Hürkan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Orhan Özinan in the 73rd minute of play forced Ghost FC's goalkeeper Osman Ali Sadi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Osman Ali Sadi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Orhan Özinan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nuh İçten kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Ghost FC defense, Ahmet Orhan Özinan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Osman Ali Sadi. The Ghost FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Osman Ali Sadi should have stopped the shot. The audience was convinced that Rauf Hürkan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Osman Ali Sadi was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Ghost FC defense, Ahmet Orhan Özinan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Osman Ali Sadi. The Ghost FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Osman Ali Sadi should have stopped the shot. Melih Selim hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Ahmet Orhan Özinan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Osman Ali Sadi having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the GARANBIRLIK SPOR players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.