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TEKKEKÖY ARENA
Spectators: 7487 (Terracing: 5616, Seating: 1722, VIP seats: 149) In the 3rd minute, T O K T A Ğ A N's İlhami Akalın seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed İlhami Akalın the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of T O K T A Ğ A N protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and İlhami Akalın had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Zeki Kaplan scored 0-2 in the 8th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mehmet Ali Saatçi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Esrefhoca SK's Zeki Kaplan in the 12th minute got a chance for a shot 12th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye T O K T A Ğ A N's goalie prevented a goal. In the 14thth minute of the game Zeki Kaplan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but T O K T A Ğ A N's Mehmet Ali Saatçi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. T O K T A Ğ A N's Mehmet Ali Saatçi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kamer Ergök in the 15th minute of play. After 16th play minutes Zeki Kaplan shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Mehmet Ali Saatçi and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 20th minute, Zeki Kaplan made a precise shot to the right of Mehmet Ali Saatçi. T O K T A Ğ A N's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zeki Kaplan in the 28th minute of play forced T O K T A Ğ A N's goalkeeper Mehmet Ali Saatçi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. T O K T A Ğ A N's Mehmet Ali Saatçi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeki Kaplan in the 29th minute of play. Zeki Kaplan scored 0-6 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mehmet Ali Saatçi, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Faruk Nafiz Tapık received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Mehmet Ali Saatçi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mehmet Ali Saatçi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zeki Kaplan's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Mehmet Ali Saatçi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zeki Kaplan in the 41st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Kamer Ergök managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esrefhoca SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Kamer Ergök was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mehmet Ali Saatçi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Zeki Kaplan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mehmet Ali Saatçi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 45th minute of play. The T O K T A Ğ A N players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Esrefhoca SK were winning 0-6.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zeki Kaplan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Faruk Nafiz Tapık received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Mehmet Ali Saatçi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 55 minutes into the match, T O K T A Ğ A N's goalkeeper Mehmet Ali Saatçi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zeki Kaplan. Faruk Nafiz Tapık received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Mehmet Ali Saatçi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mehmet Ali Saatçi made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Zeki Kaplan sent off a good shot on target. T O K T A Ğ A N's Mehmet Ali Saatçi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save T O K T A Ğ A N from getting a goal against them. Zeki Kaplan in the 68thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Mehmet Ali Saatçi, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Zeki Kaplan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 68thth minute tested the skills of Mehmet Ali Saatçi when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After 69 played minutes Esrefhoca SK got a freekick which was hit by Zeki Kaplan. After some fancy dribbling in the 75th minute, Faruk Nafiz Tapık managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esrefhoca SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Faruk Nafiz Tapık was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mehmet Ali Saatçi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 77th minute, Zeki Kaplan 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. T O K T A Ğ A N's defense didn't have a chance, in the 83rd minute, when Zeki Kaplan scored to the left of an out of position Mehmet Ali Saatçi, making the score, 0-8. Mehmet Ali Saatçi made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Zeki Kaplan sent off a good shot on target. After some careless play in the T O K T A Ğ A N defense, Zeki Kaplan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mehmet Ali Saatçi. The T O K T A Ğ A N fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mehmet Ali Saatçi should have stopped the shot. In the 95th minute Zeki Kaplan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mehmet Ali Saatçi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The T O K T A Ğ A N fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Esrefhoca SK were clearly better and deserved to take the win.