League

Arhavi Stadium
Spectators: 7546 (Terracing: 5661, Seating: 1735, VIP seats: 150) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mehmet Şefik Şengil started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Besiri JK getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Mehmet Şefik Şengil hit a great ball. When Mehmet Şefik Şengil fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Besiri JK's protests and gave Mehmet Şefik Şengil a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Besiri JK getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Mehmet Şefik Şengil hit a great ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Yetkin Balısoy during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 11th minute, Yetkin Balısoy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute, Olgun Sav reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Mahir Eskici. The goal made the score 1-0. Bilgehan Şahiner kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Olgun Sav's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mahir Eskici was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. The supporters of Arhavi F.C. booed when Besiri JK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bilgehan Şahiner didn't get a good kick on the ball. Demiralp Bostancı took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mahir Eskici. Mahir Eskici dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Demiralp Bostancı's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 27thth minute, Mahir Eskici skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Demiralp Bostancı sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mahir Eskici made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Demiralp Bostancı sent off a good shot on target. 38 minutes into the match, Besiri JK's goal looked a bit too open when Atilla Sanbay came free, but Mahir Eskici reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atilla Sanbay 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. In the 44th minute, Bilgehan Şahiner made a precise shot to the right of Ardahan Ulgu. Arhavi F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

Mahir Eskici made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Demiralp Bostancı in the 51st minute of play. In the 53rd minute Demiralp Bostancı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mahir Eskici saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Köksal Tankan hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Mahir Eskici showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Demiralp Bostancı, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 61st minute Demiralp Bostancı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mahir Eskici saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Olgun Sav sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mahir Eskici showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Avni Berksoy in the 68th minute of the match. Yetkin Balısoy got his second yellow card in the match during the 69th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Hakkı Onur Durusoy received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Ardahan Ulgu came out and tried to block the shot, but Hakkı Onur Durusoy slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Demiralp Bostancı in the 75th minute of play forced Besiri JK's goalkeeper Mahir Eskici to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th match minute, Arhavi F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Avni Berksoy to maneuver through the defense. 77 minutes into the game, Olgun Sav was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Arhavi F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Besiri JK the free kick. After a rather tough play, Arhavi F.C.'s Olgun Sav got a free kick in the 77th minute. When Hakkı Onur Durusoy came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Besiri JK 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 Hakkı Onur Durusoy couldn't finish the play. Arhavi F.C.'s Ardahan Ulgu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Arhavi F.C. from getting a goal against them. Arhavi F.C.'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.