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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. Tolga Ula started the match with the kick off. Meriç Midilli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tolga Ula in the 4th minute of the match. In the 11th minute, Ziya Onur İplikçi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 12th minute, Abidin Serter got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to AHM&NRY getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Mustafa Necati Günden hit a great ball. Müfit İzmirli struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Meriç Midilli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for AHM&NRY. Clifford Aponte made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu in the 19th minute. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by AHM&NRY's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arif Gaffar Mazlum was slow to take the kick. During this time Saray Spor's players had a chance to rest. The supporters of Saray Spor booed when AHM&NRY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Müfit İzmirli didn't get a good kick on the ball. Arif Gaffar Mazlum struck a weak shot in the 21st minute. Clifford Aponte didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Saray Spor. Meriç Midilli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tolga Ula in the 25th minute of play. AHM&NRY's Clifford Aponte proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save AHM&NRY from getting a goal against them. 29 minutes into the match, Saray Spor's goal looked a bit too open when Tolga Ula came free, but Meriç Midilli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, AHM&NRY's goalkeeper Clifford Aponte had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by AHM&NRY's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arif Gaffar Mazlum was slow to take the kick. During this time Saray Spor's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Saray Spor's Arif Gaffar Mazlum to fire away a dangerous shot which Clifford Aponte despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Meriç Midilli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tolga Ula in the 39th minute of play. Clifford Aponte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jahudin Bajević in the 40th minute of play. Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Mustafa Necati Cezar kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. 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 Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu to strike the kick off in the second half. Clifford Aponte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. In the 56th minute Jahudin Bajević shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Clifford Aponte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saray Spor's Meriç Midilli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tolga Ula in the 61st minute of play. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Saray Spor's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Abidin Serter was slow to take the kick. During this time AHM&NRY's players had a chance to rest. AHM&NRY's Abidin Serter was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Meriç Midilli in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Saray Spor's defense didn't have a chance, in the 66th minute, when Müfit İzmirli scored to the left of an out of position Meriç Midilli, making the score, 0-1. 74 minutes into the match, Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of AHM&NRY's Clifford Aponte. Clifford Aponte was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Clifford Aponte made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jahudin Bajević in the 78th minute of play. Saray Spor's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Arif Gaffar Mazlum in the 80th minute. Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu made a great header on Saray Spor's corner, it was just that AHM&NRY's Clifford Aponte managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, Saray Spor's Meriç Midilli got control of the ball when Müfit İzmirli tried to sneak it across the goal line. Selahaddin Tangun hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 95 minutes of play, Saray Spor's Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Clifford Aponte was left in no man's land by his defense there! 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.