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Spectators: 8616 (Terracing: 6463, Seating: 1981, VIP seats: 172) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wout Weghorst got the match started through his kick off. In the 10th minute of the match KOCAELİSPOR got a corner. 1903 Barranspor ☪'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Peng Yang Guang ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on KOCAELİSPOR's corner Peng Yang Guang fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Sacit Budak quite easily take care of the ball. 1903 Barranspor ☪'s attentive Edu Gonçalves managed to snatch the ball when Peng Yang Guang made a throw-in in the 13th minute of the game. In the 14th minute, 1903 Barranspor ☪'s Wout Weghorst dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 19 minutes into the match, Ömer Demirci had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sacit Budak. 1903 Barranspor ☪'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ömer Demirci was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Sacit Budak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ömer Demirci, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Peng Yang Guang made in the 26th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Ömer Demirci immediately put the ball in play. 1903 Barranspor ☪'s Edu Gonçalves quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Peng Yang Guang, made in the 30th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ömer Demirci in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sacit Budak prevented the ball from getting in the gole. KOCAELİSPOR's Ömer Demirci got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 44 minutes, Peng Yang Guang mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the KOCAELİSPOR and the 1903 Barranspor ☪ players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute, Peng Yang Guang hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ömer Demirci made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Ömer Demirci's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sacit Budak was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ömer Demirci in the 52nd minute of play forced 1903 Barranspor ☪'s goalkeeper Sacit Budak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute KOCAELİSPOR were awarded a corner. Peng Yang Guang went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Fiori Britto almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but 1903 Barranspor ☪'s Sacit Budak did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wout Weghorst in the 56th minute of play forced KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Şemsettin Tuyuğ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Şemsettin Tuyuğ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wout Weghorst in the 60th minute of play. The supporters of KOCAELİSPOR booed when 1903 Barranspor ☪ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Korcan Geçer didn't get a good kick on the ball. 1903 Barranspor ☪'s Ertuğrul Gazi was substituted for Wout Weghorst. KOCAELİSPOR's Aşır Zabit was substituted for Ömer Demirci. In the 65th minute, Korcan Geçer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aşır Zabit could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Sacit Budak made a huge save. Sacit Budak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aşır Zabit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Ertuğrul Gazi managed to get in a good position for a shot. 1903 Barranspor ☪'s supporters rose to their feet, but Ertuğrul Gazi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Şemsettin Tuyuğ breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 77 minutes into the match, KOCAELİSPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Ertuğrul Gazi came free, but Şemsettin Tuyuğ reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, KOCAELİSPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Ertuğrul Gazi came free, but Şemsettin Tuyuğ reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to KOCAELİSPOR getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Peng Yang Guang hit a great ball. After 87 minutes of play, KOCAELİSPOR's Aşır Zabit made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sacit Budak was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 89 minutes, Korcan Geçer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. 1903 Barranspor ☪'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Korcan Geçer 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, 1903 Barranspor ☪'s Ricard Quaresma got a free kick in the 95th minute. The KOCAELİSPOR supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing KOCAELİSPOR would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.