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Domanic Stadium
Spectators: 7603 (Terracing: 5743, Seating: 1760, VIP seats: 100) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Brian Fitzpatrick took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute, Ahmet İlhan Birsan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Halis Taşgan fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ᴢᴇʏᴛɪɴʙᴜʀɴᴜ's protests and gave Halis Taşgan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 6th minute, Halis Taşgan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mehmet Akdoğu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alpertunga Akdağ, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Alpertunga Akdağ's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mehmet Akdoğu was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. When Ahmet Bedri Akıncıbey fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ᴢᴇʏᴛɪɴʙᴜʀɴᴜ's protests and gave Ahmet Bedri Akıncıbey a yellow card for diving instead. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind Niğde FK's goalkeeper Mehmet Akdoğu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Niğde FK were furious when Ahmet Nasir Oyal was red carded, 23 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Niğde FK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! With a little luck, ᴢᴇʏᴛɪɴʙᴜʀɴᴜ's Servet Tuğsavan got control of the ball when Baycan Cinel tried to sneak it across the goal line. Baycan Cinel recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 40 minutes into the game, Niğde FK's Brian Fitzpatrick nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Servet Tuğsavan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emre İltemiz during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Niğde FK getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Emre İltemiz hit a great ball. A collision led to Niğde FK getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Şanver Hazar hit a great ball. In the 47thth minute Güney Aydın beautifully dribbled past Niğde FK's defense and it looked for a moment as a certain goal, but Mehmet Akdoğu pulled off a phantom save to prevent the ball from scoring on his left hand side. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

ᴢᴇʏᴛɪɴʙᴜʀɴᴜ made a substitution. Barış Kara replaced Zekai Uzcan. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alpertunga Akdağ was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rdth minute of the game Alpertunga Akdağ who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Niğde FK's Mehmet Akdoğu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Baycan Cinel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Servet Tuğsavan having to make a save. After some careless play in the ᴢᴇʏᴛɪɴʙᴜʀɴᴜ defense, Baycan Cinel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Servet Tuğsavan. The ᴢᴇʏᴛɪɴʙᴜʀɴᴜ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Servet Tuğsavan should have stopped the shot. In the 60th minute, Bora Han Şerefhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Brian Fitzpatrick's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Servet Tuğsavan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 64th minute of play. Servet Tuğsavan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Baycan Cinel went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. 71 minutes into the game, Niğde FK's Brian Fitzpatrick nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Servet Tuğsavan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Baycan Cinel struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Servet Tuğsavan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Niğde FK. The supporters of Niğde FK booed when ᴢᴇʏᴛɪɴʙᴜʀɴᴜ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Resulhan Irgat didn't get a good kick on the ball. Servet Tuğsavan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brian Fitzpatrick in the 91st minute of play. In the 91st match minute, ᴢᴇʏᴛɪɴʙᴜʀɴᴜ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kuddusî Gemici to maneuver through the defense.