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Derbent
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Derbent's Bayındır Mehmet Keçeli started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 3 minutes into the match, Ardanuc's Aydemir Özcan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Kudret Toycan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Galip Cezar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 7 minutes, Süruri Birsen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ardanuc and the Derbent players grew even worse after the yellow card. Süruri Birsen kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the 11th minute, Gencal Zade left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ardanuc fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Haydar Tümerdem's late challenge caught a Ardanuc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Haydar Tümerdem helped the player get up and apologised. In the 21st minute, Gürcan Cabir sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Ardanuc's Aytaç Vecdi didn't even have to move. Galip Cezar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aytaç Vecdi having to interfere. Derbent's Kudret Toycan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aydemir Özcan in the 37th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Ardanuc's Batıray Kerimhan got a free kick in the 41st minute. 44 minutes into the match, Derbent's goal looked a bit too open when Gencal Zade came free, but Kudret Toycan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kudret Toycan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Batıray Kerimhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aydemir Özcan was the one to do the kick off. Gencal Zade sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kudret Toycan didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 58th minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. Gencal Zade recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 69th match minute, Derbent was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tuğrul Acunman to maneuver through the defense. Ardanuc's Abdullatif Kavaş shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 70th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Kudret Toycan but with some difficulty. Ardanuc's Gencal Zade managed to work through Derbent's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Gencal Zade dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Aydemir Özcan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kudret Toycan having to make a save. Aytaç Vecdi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bayındır Mehmet Keçeli went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Gencal Zade fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kudret Toycan having to interfere. Kudret Toycan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aydemir Özcan in the 86th minute of play. Galip Cezar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rd minute, Galip Cezar 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 95 played minutes Ardanuc got a freekick which was hit by Batıray Kerimhan. Gürcan Cabir took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 96th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Aytaç Vecdi. Ardanuc's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The Ardanuc players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Derbent from taking control. The game ends in a draw.