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TÜRK TELEKOM ARENA
Spectators: 8021 (Terracing: 6018, Seating: 1844, VIP seats: 159) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fábio Pessoa started the match with the kick off. Dursun Ekinci made a fantastic save in the 2nd minute, when Fábio Pessoa sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, MERT FC's Dursun Ekinci got control of the ball when Fábio Pessoa tried to sneak it across the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, MERT FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sezen Arısal came free, but Dursun Ekinci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. MERT FC's Dursun Ekinci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Çakabey Olcaytu in the 12th minute of play. Alp Koral made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Naci Kaynak in the 16th minute of play. Dursun Ekinci had great luck who in the 17thth minute grab hold of the ball when Sezen Arısal from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. MERT FC's Dursun Ekinci played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sezen Arısal in the 21st minute of play. Fábio Pessoa in the 22ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dursun Ekinci, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 30 minutes into the match, CİMBOMBOM's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Orhan Kutulmuş came free, but Alp Koral reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Stålberg in the 33rd minute of play forced CİMBOMBOM's goalkeeper Alp Koral to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Naci Kaynak took the ball and in the 34 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alp Koral. Alp Koral dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Dursun Ekinci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Çakabey Olcaytu in the 37th minute of play. Dursun Ekinci made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Eliodor Stoica sent off a good shot on target. 43 minutes into the game, CİMBOMBOM's Fábio Pessoa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dursun Ekinci made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

Cyprian Kornasiewicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Fábio Pessoa fell near the penalty area in the 53rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored CİMBOMBOM's protests and gave Fábio Pessoa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 53rd minute, Fábio Pessoa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With an all-out effort, MERT FC's Alp Koral threw himself towards the right post 54 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Naci Kaynak, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fábio Pessoa in the 57th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dursun Ekinci prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sezen Arısal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dursun Ekinci having to interfere. 67 minutes into the match, MERT FC's goal looked a bit too open when Eliodor Stoica came free, but Dursun Ekinci reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmet Orhan Kutulmuş could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Alp Koral made a huge save. Raik Ağın received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Alp Koral tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dursun Ekinci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fábio Pessoa in the 74th minute of play. After 78 played minutes Çakabey Olcaytu shot from long distance. At first the shot seemed to be simple for MERT FC's Dursun Ekinci to catch but Çakabey Olcaytu was lucky. It became 2-2 after the goalkeeper had been careless and dropped the ball into goal. 83 minutes into the match, CİMBOMBOM's goalkeeper Alp Koral had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Raik Ağın. Raik Ağıns short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Alp Koral to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sezen Arısal in the 85th minute of play forced MERT FC's goalkeeper Dursun Ekinci to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dursun Ekinci made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sezen Arısal in the 86th minute of play. 87 minutes into the game, Erkan Usal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CİMBOMBOM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave MERT FC the free kick. Naci Kaynak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sezen Arısal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The MERT FC players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented CİMBOMBOM from taking control. The game ends in a draw.