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Esenler Stadium
Spectators: 7225 (Terracing: 5420, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Göktan Temizsan started the match with the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Nurkan Talat during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Bulls City FC getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Nurkan Talat hit a great ball. Behzat Energin might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Baturalp Akıncıbeyoğlu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Behzat Energin ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 9 minutes, Nurkan Talat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bulls City FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nurkan Talat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Esenler's Sümer Ensar got a free kick in the 11th minute. Bulls City FC's Akşemseddin Karhan couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 12th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Esenler. The audience thought a goal was coming when Barış Özsahin got free with Bilgin Erbay in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bilgin Erbay made an important save on a dangerous shot by Barış Özsahin in the 19th minute. In the 22nd minute of the match Gökberk Rami sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bilgin Erbay skillfully saved the ball. Duran Numan charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Duran Numan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 24th minute, Duran Numan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Akşemseddin Karhan fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bulls City FC's protests and gave Akşemseddin Karhan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 25th match minute, Bulls City FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Akşemseddin Karhan to maneuver through the defense. When Behzat Energin came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Bulls City FC 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 Behzat Energin couldn't finish the play. In the 33rd match minute, Esenler was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Doğuhan Boğataş to maneuver through the defense. Akşemseddin Karhan, 34 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Nurkan Talat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baturalp Akıncıbeyoğlu having to interfere. In the 38th minute Kasım Tekrim suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Remzi Öksak during the 38th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 39th minute, Remzi Öksak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Esenler's zone, Behzat Energin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baturalp Akıncıbeyoğlu came out of the goal and Behzat Energin 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 Behzat Energin in the 42nd minute of play forced Esenler's goalkeeper Baturalp Akıncıbeyoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 45 minutes, Göktan Temizsan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esenler's supporters crossed their fingers, but Göktan Temizsan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Barış Özsahin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bilgin Erbay having to interfere. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Behzat Energin to strike the kick off in the second half. Bilgin Erbay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Barış Özsahin in the 54th minute of the match. Barış Özsahin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 58th minute, Behzat Energin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bulls City FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Behzat Energin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Baturalp Akıncıbeyoğlu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 59th match minute, Esenler was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remzi Öksak to maneuver through the defense. Behzat Energin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Behzat Energin in the 62ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Baturalp Akıncıbeyoğlu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Sümer Ensar fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Esenler's protests and gave Sümer Ensar a yellow card for diving instead. After 65 played minutes Esenler got a freekick which was hit by Sümer Ensar. Behzat Energin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baturalp Akıncıbeyoğlu having to interfere. In the 78th match minute, Esenler was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Şenel Fişek to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 80 minutes, Akşemseddin Karhan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bulls City FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Akşemseddin Karhan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Barış Özsahin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Behzat Energin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Sümer Ensar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Bilgin Erbay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Akşemseddin Karhan kicked well hit freekick during the 98th minute of the match. 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.