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Kurucasile
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mehmet Hakkı Özbala kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Karabal Spor's Mehmet Hakkı Özbala sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mücahit Torkal narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 4 minutes into the match, Kurucasile's goal looked a bit too open when Mehmet Hakkı Özbala came free, but Mücahit Torkal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mücahit Torkal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehmet Hakkı Özbala in the 6th minute of the match. Ramiz Kotuz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Halit Fahri Resat having to interfere. In the 14thth minute of the game Mehmet Hakkı Özbala who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kurucasile's Mücahit Torkal was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 16 minutes of play, Karabal Spor's Ahmet Talik made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mücahit Torkal was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Ramiz Kotuz got free with Halit Fahri Resat in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Mustafa Anıl Balım came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the Kurucasile 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 Mustafa Anıl Balım couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Mustafa Anıl Balım during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Karabal Spor booed when Kurucasile was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mustafa Anıl Balım didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ramiz Kotuz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Halit Fahri Resat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mehmet Hakkı Özbala received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Mücahit Torkal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 41st minute, Ramiz Kotuz fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Halit Fahri Resat, passed just outside the right post. The audience was convinced that Mehmet Hakkı Özbala's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mücahit Torkal was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. Ahmet Talik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mustafa Anıl Balım was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehmet Hakkı Özbala in the 51st minute of play forced Kurucasile's goalkeeper Mücahit Torkal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 57 played minutes Kurucasile got a freekick which was hit by Nuh Sağbilge. Ahmet Talik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mücahit Torkal having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustafa Anıl Balım in the 70th minute of play forced Karabal Spor's goalkeeper Halit Fahri Resat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 72 minutes, Mehmet Hakkı Özbala managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Karabal Spor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mehmet Hakkı Özbala was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 78 minutes, Mücahit Torkal successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Mehmet Akif Kargin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 87 minutes, Mehmet Hakkı Özbala managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Karabal Spor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mehmet Hakkı Özbala was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Ahmet Talik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Karabal Spor eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.