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Spectators: 7716 (Terracing: 5829, Seating: 1787, VIP seats: 100) Eskişehirspor's Ruhi Sabuncu started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 4 minutes into the match, Eskişehirspor's goal looked a bit too open when Gigel Onete came free, but Olcay Toper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Eskişehirspor's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Gigel Onete was slow to take the kick. During this time ÖZKANLAR A.Ş. SK.'s players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on ÖZKANLAR A.Ş. SK.'s corner Gigel Onete fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Olcay Toper quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zekeriya Rızkullah in the 7th minute of play forced Eskişehirspor's goalkeeper Olcay Toper to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 8th minute, Gigel Onete 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. Olcay Toper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zekeriya Rızkullah, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Hasan Can Türkol kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zekeriya Rızkullah in the 14th minute of play forced Eskişehirspor's goalkeeper Olcay Toper to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ÖZKANLAR A.Ş. SK. were awarded a corner in the 15th minute after Eskişehirspor's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Gigel Onete took the corner. Gigel Onete made a great header on ÖZKANLAR A.Ş. SK.'s corner, it was just that Eskişehirspor's Olcay Toper managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zekeriya Rızkullah in the 18th minute of play forced Eskişehirspor's goalkeeper Olcay Toper to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Eskişehirspor getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Atalay Heybetli hit a great ball. Eskişehirspor's Olcay Toper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zekeriya Rızkullah in the 25th minute of play. Ruhi Sabuncu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gökay Harmandalı came out and tried to block the shot, but Ruhi Sabuncu slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 29th minute. Eskişehirspor's Olcay Toper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gigel Onete in the 32nd minute of play. Olcay Toper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zekeriya Rızkullah in the 36th minute of play. Olcay Toper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gigel Onete in the 38th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Eskişehirspor's goal looked a bit too open when João Paiva came free, but Olcay Toper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute, ÖZKANLAR A.Ş. SK.'s Mustafa Emrah Ersevim seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Mustafa Emrah Ersevim the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of ÖZKANLAR A.Ş. SK. protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Mustafa Emrah Ersevim had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Zekeriya Rızkullah to make the kick off. Olcay Toper stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zekeriya Rızkullah's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. Through an outstanding action, after 53 minutes, Olcay Toper successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. When Fehmi Hazin fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ÖZKANLAR A.Ş. SK.'s protests and gave Fehmi Hazin a yellow card for diving instead. Fehmi Hazin kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. In the last second Olcay Toper throw himself and got hold of the ball when Zekeriya Rızkullah in the 57thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the last second Olcay Toper throw himself and got hold of the ball when Zekeriya Rızkullah in the 57thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 59th minute of the match ÖZKANLAR A.Ş. SK. got a corner. Eskişehirspor's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gigel Onete ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led ÖZKANLAR A.Ş. SK.'s Gigel Onete to fire away a dangerous shot which Olcay Toper despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Cezmi Ruşeni tried in the 59th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Olcay Toper a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Eskişehirspor's zone, Zekeriya Rızkullah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olcay Toper came out of the goal and Zekeriya Rızkullah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When ÖZKANLAR A.Ş. SK.'s Zekeriya Rızkullah in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eskişehirspor's goalie prevented a goal. João Paiva's late challenge caught a Eskişehirspor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. João Paiva helped the player get up and apologised. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zekeriya Rızkullah in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Olcay Toper prevented the ball from getting in the gole. ÖZKANLAR A.Ş. SK.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gigel Onete in the 73rd minute. After having played for 75 minutes, João Paiva managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ÖZKANLAR A.Ş. SK.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but João Paiva was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When ÖZKANLAR A.Ş. SK.'s Zekeriya Rızkullah in the 78th minute got a chance for a shot 78th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eskişehirspor's goalie prevented a goal. Eskişehirspor's Abuzer Ongay got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Olcay Toper showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gilmar Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. 84 minutes into the match, Eskişehirspor's goal looked a bit too open when Gilmar Montenegro came free, but Olcay Toper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Olcay Toper was a little too slow when Zekeriya Rızkullah got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 86th minute. The score was now 1-2. Olcay Toper showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fehmi Hazin in the 90th minute of the match. Olcay Toper made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from João Paiva in the 92nd minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gigel Onete during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. ÖZKANLAR A.Ş. SK. walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.