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Tünel
Spectators: 7174 (Terracing: 5382, Seating: 1650, VIP seats: 142) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ali Cengiz Nurbay kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Artur Cieliczka 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 a rather tough play, Tünel's Mehmet Anıl Sayılgan got a free kick in the 5th minute. After 6 played minutes, Vardar's Aycan Yorgun shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ahmet Gökalp Salah came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Vardar reached it. Ahmet Gökalp Salah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Cengiz Nurbay, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Cengiz Nurbay in the 10th minute of play forced Tünel's goalkeeper Ahmet Gökalp Salah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yağızhan Eryiğit's late challenge caught a Vardar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yağızhan Eryiğit helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Tünel getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Yağızhan Eryiğit hit a great ball. When Abdulkerim Aktaç came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Tünel 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 Abdulkerim Aktaç couldn't finish the play. Burç Uygun stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abdulkerim Aktaç's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. In the 27th match minute, Vardar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Nedim Osman to maneuver through the defense. Yağızhan Eryiğit was shown his second yellow card after 36 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Yağızhan Eryiğit hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. If Ahmet Kağan Saffet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 41 minutes into the match, Ahmet Kağan Saffet notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Tünel's Ahmet Gökalp Salah. Ahmet Gökalp Salah was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ahmet Kağan Saffet in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ahmet Gökalp Salah prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

After having played for 60 minutes, Ahmet Kağan Saffet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vardar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmet Kağan Saffet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Vardar's Yusuf Akhan got a free kick in the 61st minute. If Ali Cengiz Nurbay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmet Kağan Saffet sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Artur Cieliczka received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Burç Uygun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Artur Cieliczka received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Burç Uygun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Tünel's Robert Lindgren got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 84th match minute, Tünel was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Artur Cieliczka to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute, Vahap Saye hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 89 minutes of play, Tünel's Saturnino Orixe made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Burç Uygun was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yusuf Akhan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 98th minute of the match, but Ahmet Gökalp Salah made a huge save. When the referee blew the final whistle jeers and boos were heard from the home team's supporters. They were angered to see Tünel lose a match they had controlled from the kick-off.