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Ilgin
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Ahmet Nasir Kurboga started the match with the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aktuğ Kuntay in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Balaban Mecnun prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Ilgin getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Selman Şahbender hit a great ball. In the 6th minute, Mustafa Emre Tezalp ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Balaban Mecnun was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Balaban Mecnun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamdullah Akmanoğlu in the 9th minute of play. Erkan Tugal might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Balaban Mecnun. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Erkan Tugal ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ahmet Nasir Kurboga in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ahmet Bedri Mutlutekin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Balaban Mecnun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hamdullah Akmanoğlu's shot from short distance in the 18th minute. The Cerberus FC fans' excitement grew in the 18th match minute when Cerberus FC's Hamdullah Akmanoğlu looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. If Aktuğ Kuntay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 22nd minute, Aktuğ Kuntay 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 27th minute, Erkan Tugal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cerberus FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Erkan Tugal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Balaban Mecnun breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Ilgin getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Selman Şahbender hit a great ball. 30 minutes into the game, Aktuğ Kuntay cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Balaban Mecnun was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 32 minutes into the match, Erkan Tugal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Balaban Mecnun. Ilgin's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Erkan Tugal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Aktuğ Kuntay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Balaban Mecnun having to interfere. 37 minutes into the game, Cerberus FC's Mustafa Emre Tezalp nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Balaban Mecnun made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. In the 40thth minute of the game Aktuğ Kuntay who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ilgin's Balaban Mecnun was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Ilgin getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Hulusi Özertem hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Erkan Tugal in the 46th minute of play forced Ilgin's goalkeeper Balaban Mecnun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Balaban Mecnun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aktuğ Kuntay's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. After the first half Cerberus FC were leading 0-5. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

With his leg Balaban Mecnun managed to avoid a goal in the 51stth minute, when Cerberus FC's Erkan Tugal fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The crowd rose to their feet as Erkan Tugal kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Balaban Mecnun. That made the score 0-6 in the 53 minute of play. After 58 minutes, Aktuğ Kuntay made it 0-7 with a short kick to the right side. Ilgin's Balaban Mecnun tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Selman Şahbender kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Erkan Tugal fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Balaban Mecnun, passed just outside the right post. Aktuğ Kuntay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hamdullah Akmanoğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Balaban Mecnun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Ilgin's Hulusi Özertem got a free kick in the 73rd minute. The audience was convinced that Hamdullah Akmanoğlu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Balaban Mecnun was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. Cerberus FC's Ahmet Bedri Mutlutekin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Necaettin Taykut in the 80th minute of play. With his leg Balaban Mecnun managed to avoid a goal in the 82ndth minute, when Cerberus FC's Erkan Tugal fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 84 minutes into the match, Ilgin's goalkeeper Balaban Mecnun had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mustafa Emre Tezalp. Balaban Mecnun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamdullah Akmanoğlu in the 86th minute of the match. In the 92nd minute, Orhan Seyfi Candeğer made a precise shot to the right of Ahmet Bedri Mutlutekin. Cerberus FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-7. Erkan Tugal who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 95thth minute tested the skills of Balaban Mecnun when he managed to save the team from getting behind.