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Balikesir
Spectators: 7579 (Terracing: 5724, Seating: 1755, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ali Hamza Özhan kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ali Hamza Özhan got free with Santos Santos in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 5 played minutes Balikesir got a freekick which was hit by Şanver Uğurlubey. Sami Sena hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute, Ahmet Ömür Sefaaddin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tadeusz Cizeski was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Tadeusz Cizeski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Ömür Sefaaddin, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. İlhami Dölek hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. When Şanver Uğurlubey fell near the penalty area in the 27th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Balikesir's protests and gave Şanver Uğurlubey a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Hakuna Matata booed when Balikesir was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Şanver Uğurlubey didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tadeusz Cizeski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hüsnü Ünlü, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Lemi Cire blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tadeusz Cizeski having to make a save. The throw-in from Atakan Nuralp in the 39th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Balikesir's Doruk Harmandalı. After a rather tough play, Balikesir's Ali Berkant Kudret got a free kick in the 42nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Atakan Nuralp during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 44th minute, Atakan Nuralp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 47 minutes into the match, Ali Hamza Özhan notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Hakuna Matata's Santos Santos. Santos Santos was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Hüsnü Ünlü to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Hakuna Matata's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Hamza Özhan came free, but Santos Santos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Sami Aymaz took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Tadeusz Cizeski to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, Balikesir's İlhami Dölek got a free kick in the 58th minute. When Hüsnü Ünlü came up free with the goalie in the 59th minute, the Hakuna Matata 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 Hüsnü Ünlü couldn't finish the play. Sami Aymaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Tadeusz Cizeski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Balikesir's Tadeusz Cizeski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Balikesir from getting a goal against them. Sami Aymaz took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tadeusz Cizeski. Tadeusz Cizeski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Tadeusz Cizeski had great luck who in the 69thth minute grab hold of the ball when Hüsnü Ünlü from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Yağızalp Ortunc's late challenge caught a Hakuna Matata's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yağızalp Ortunc helped the player get up and apologised. Yağızalp Ortunc hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Hakuna Matata's Atakan Nuralp got a free kick in the 73rd minute. With his leg Tadeusz Cizeski managed to avoid a goal in the 76thth minute, when Hakuna Matata's Sami Sena fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Balikesir booed when Hakuna Matata was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sami Aymaz didn't get a good kick on the ball. Evald Varblane's late challenge caught a Hakuna Matata's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Evald Varblane helped the player get up and apologised. With a little luck, Balikesir's Tadeusz Cizeski got control of the ball when Sami Sena tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tadeusz Cizeski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hüsnü Ünlü in the 87th minute of play. The supporters of Hakuna Matata booed when Balikesir was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yağızalp Ortunc didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hakuna Matata played a much better game than Balikesir and deserved their victory. The Balikesir players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.