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Topal Ağa Arena
Spectators: 7168 (Terracing: 5378, Seating: 1648, VIP seats: 142) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Muhsin Tuncel made the kick off which started today's match. After having played for 4 minutes, Muhsin Tuncel managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elbeyli's supporters crossed their fingers, but Muhsin Tuncel was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Şimşek Bilen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ekrem Sabuncu, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. When Neşat Hanbeyi fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Elbeyli's protests and gave Neşat Hanbeyi a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Elbeyli getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Neşat Hanbeyi hit a great ball. İsmail Orhun Alpsoy took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nizam Ceyhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Muhsin Tuncel's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but İsmail Orhun Alpsoy read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. If Muhsin Tuncel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Ekrem Sabuncu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kastamonu FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Ekrem Sabuncu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Şimşek Bilen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 25 minutes, Ali Orhan Tanyol mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kastamonu FK and the Elbeyli players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Kastamonu FK's Ali Orhan Tanyol got a free kick in the 25th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Nizam Ceyhan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Elbeyli's supporters rose to their feet, but Nizam Ceyhan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. İsmail Orhun Alpsoy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Muhsin Tuncel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without İsmail Orhun Alpsoy having to interfere. Ekrem Sabuncu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Şimşek Bilen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Ekrem Sabuncu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Şimşek Bilen. The goal made the score 1-0. If Mustafa Ali Uzbay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Mustafa Ali Uzbay managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kastamonu FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Mustafa Ali Uzbay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Şimşek Bilen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ekrem Sabuncu in the 44th minute of play forced Elbeyli's goalkeeper Şimşek Bilen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Ekrem Sabuncu made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ekrem Sabuncu in the 53rd minute of play forced Elbeyli's goalkeeper Şimşek Bilen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Şimşek Bilen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ekrem Sabuncu in the 58th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Kastamonu FK's zone, Muhsin Tuncel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. İsmail Orhun Alpsoy came out of the goal and Muhsin Tuncel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 68 minutes into the match, Kastamonu FK's Ekrem Sabuncu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Şimşek Bilen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 70th minute Ekrem Sabuncu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şimşek Bilen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 75 minutes, Batıhan Harmanda managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kastamonu FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Batıhan Harmanda was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Elbeyli's goalkeeper Şimşek Bilen, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Nizam Ceyhan came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Elbeyli 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 Nizam Ceyhan couldn't finish the play. Şimşek Bilen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustafa Ali Uzbay in the 88th minute of the match. İsmail Orhun Alpsoy didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Elbeyli's Nizam Ceyhan shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Nizam Ceyhan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. İsmail Orhun Alpsoy tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.