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SARAY ARENA
Spectators: 7901 (Terracing: 5925, Seating: 1817, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu started the match with the kick off. If Ahmet Asım Afacan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Saray Spor's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Selçuk Kara was slow to take the kick. During this time SüRMeNeGüCü's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Farshid Nateghi managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu sped through SüRMeNeGüCü's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ali Haydar Sahir. In the 11th minute, Önder Uygun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Farshid Nateghi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Meriç Midilli was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Ali Haydar Sahir was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 16th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Ziya Onur İplikçi. A collision led to Saray Spor getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Ziya Onur İplikçi hit a great ball. After 20 minutes of play, SüRMeNeGüCü's Arcan Sefa made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Meriç Midilli was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a couple of smart ball manuevers Farshid Nateghi in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Meriç Midilli saved Saray Spor from getting behind. In the 25th match minute, SüRMeNeGüCü was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Max McClellan to maneuver through the defense. If Farshid Nateghi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Meriç Midilli showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Farshid Nateghi, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. If Huang Gang had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 34 minutes into the game, Saray Spor's Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ali Haydar Sahir made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After 37 minutes, Jahudin Bajević mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Saray Spor and the SüRMeNeGüCü players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Saray Spor getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Jahudin Bajević hit a great ball. Ali Haydar Sahir stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. A collision led to Saray Spor getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Jahudin Bajević hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Saray Spor defense, Farshid Nateghi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Meriç Midilli. The Saray Spor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Meriç Midilli should have stopped the shot. 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.

51 minutes into the match, Saray Spor's Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ali Haydar Sahir narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, SüRMeNeGüCü's Aytunç Şevki got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Ali Haydar Sahir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu in the 55th minute of the match. If Farshid Nateghi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Önder Uygun hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Farshid Nateghi's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 65thth minute, Meriç Midilli skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ali Haydar Sahir made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu in the 70th minute of play. Önder Uygun took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ali Haydar Sahir. SüRMeNeGüCü's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Ali Haydar Sahir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jahudin Bajević, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Reinaldo Schmidt made a great header on Saray Spor's corner, it was just that SüRMeNeGüCü's Ali Haydar Sahir managed to reach the ball for a save. A collision led to Saray Spor getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Ziya Onur İplikçi hit a great ball. Meriç Midilli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Farshid Nateghi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute the ball was on its way in behind Saray Spor's goalkeeper Meriç Midilli, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 3-3 when Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu sped through SüRMeNeGüCü's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ali Haydar Sahir. If Farshid Nateghi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Jahudin Bajević came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Saray Spor 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 Jahudin Bajević couldn't finish the play. Önder Uygun kicked well hit freekick during the 90th 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.