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Mantar Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Erkin Akçay got the match started through his kick off. Berat Güneş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdullatif Tüzün in the 3rd minute of play. After 9 minutes of play, Sivas's Erkin Akçay made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Berat Güneş was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Birdal Yanaç during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Sivas's Songurhan Durualp got a free kick in the 15th minute. In the 18th minute, Hasan Hüseyin Yalazay ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Berat Güneş was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. After a rather tough play, Mantar Fc's Erberk Kutlucan got a free kick in the 21st minute. Çakır Tanver fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lütfullah Korur having to interfere. Hasan Hüseyin Yalazay kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erkin Akçay in the 28th minute of play forced Mantar Fc's goalkeeper Berat Güneş to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Çakır Tanver in the 29th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lütfullah Korur prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 32nd minute of the match Birdal Yanaç sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Berat Güneş skillfully saved the ball. Berat Güneş showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Erkin Akçay, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Berat Güneş showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdullatif Tüzün, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Berat Güneş showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erkin Akçay in the 37th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Mantar Fc defense, Abdullatif Tüzün kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Berat Güneş. The Mantar Fc fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Berat Güneş should have stopped the shot. Lütfullah Korur didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 43rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-3. Atilla Tarkan Masuk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The supporters of Mantar Fc booed when Sivas was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdullatif Tüzün didn't get a good kick on the ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Çakır Tanver was the one to do the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Çakır Tanver in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lütfullah Korur saved Sivas from getting behind. In the 58th minute Erkin Akçay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Berat Güneş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Sezen Sarduç managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mantar Fc's supporters rose to their feet, but Sezen Sarduç was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lütfullah Korur breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abdullatif Tüzün got free with Berat Güneş in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Abdullatif Tüzün fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sivas's protests and gave Abdullatif Tüzün a yellow card for diving instead. In the 65th minute, Abdullatif Tüzün hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Sivas getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Erkin Akçay hit a great ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Çakır Tanver in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lütfullah Korur saved Sivas from getting behind. In the 74th minute, Sezen Sarduç made a precise shot to the right of Lütfullah Korur. Sivas's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. If Erkin Akçay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mantar Fc's defense didn't have a chance, in the 86th minute, when Erkin Akçay scored to the left of an out of position Berat Güneş, making the score, 2-4. After some careless play in the Sivas defense, Çakır Tanver kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Lütfullah Korur. The Sivas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Lütfullah Korur should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Sivas's zone, Ali Emir Baltacı stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lütfullah Korur came out of the goal and Ali Emir Baltacı tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 96th minute, Erkin Akçay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Sivas players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.