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Dumlupınar Park
Spectators: 7454 (Terracing: 5591, Seating: 1714, VIP seats: 149) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cevdet Uzbay kicked off to start the match. If Xu Yi Ang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cevdet Uzbay in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Refik Halit Özbilgin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 9 minutes into the match, Kütahyaspor's goal looked a bit too open when Cevdet Uzbay came free, but Refik Halit Özbilgin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 13 minutes, Xu Yi Ang managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kütahyaspor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Xu Yi Ang was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Refik Halit Özbilgin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Emin Yavuzcan, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Cevdet Uzbay put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Refik Halit Özbilgin. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Xu Yi Ang managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kütahyaspor's supporters rose to their feet, but Xu Yi Ang was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sakut Kutlan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Xu Yi Ang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cevdet Uzbay in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Refik Halit Özbilgin saved Kütahyaspor from getting behind. Sakut Kutlan made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Hotman Aksan sent off a good shot on target. If Cevdet Uzbay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cevdet Uzbay scored 0-2 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Refik Halit Özbilgin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Xu Yi Ang fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sakut Kutlan having to interfere.

Xu Yi Ang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sakut Kutlan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xu Yi Ang in the 64th minute of play. In the 67th minute Xu Yi Ang shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sakut Kutlan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kütahyaspor's Xu Yi Ang quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Cevdet Uzbay, made in the 70th minute of the game. Sakut Kutlan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hotman Aksan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. BB Erzurumspor's Sakut Kutlan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Xu Yi Ang in the 74th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Xu Yi Ang in the 77th minute of play forced BB Erzurumspor's goalkeeper Sakut Kutlan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hotman Aksan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as BB Erzurumspor's Mehmet Emin Yavuzcan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Refik Halit Özbilgin. That made the score 0-3 after 82 minutes of play. Cevdet Uzbay who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 88thth minute tested the skills of Refik Halit Özbilgin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 90 played minutes Kütahyaspor got a freekick which was hit by Hotman Aksan. Cevdet Uzbay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Refik Halit Özbilgin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Kütahyaspor manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing BB Erzurumspor to win.