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ESPİYE ARENA
Spectators: 7207 (Terracing: 5440, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 100) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Onur Çetinkaya started the match with the kick off. After having played for 8 minutes, Fernand Monsalves managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Espiye F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Fernand Monsalves was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lucjan Kociniewski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. ArAzZ Sk's Arcan Salik played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fernand Monsalves in the 17th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Onur Çetinkaya could shoot a difficult shot in the 25th minute, which Arcan Salik however easily saved by the left post. Onur Çetinkaya took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arcan Salik. Arcan Salik dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fernand Monsalves in the 30th minute of play forced ArAzZ Sk's goalkeeper Arcan Salik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arcan Salik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fernand Monsalves in the 37th minute of the match. Onur Çetinkaya could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 42nd minute of the match, but Arcan Salik made a huge save. 47 minutes into the match, Onur Çetinkaya had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arcan Salik. ArAzZ Sk's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Onur Çetinkaya was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

In the 62nd minute, Bayram Samil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 63 played minutes, Espiye F.C.'s Bülent Çağnur shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Arcan Salik 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 Espiye F.C. reached it. In the 65th minute, Garip Ulunay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience held their breath when Bülent Çağnur in the 67th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Arcan Salik's left hand side. After 79 minutes, Alpay Kutlucan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ArAzZ Sk and the Espiye F.C. players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 79 played minutes ArAzZ Sk got a freekick which was hit by Alpay Kutlucan. Onur Çetinkaya struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Arcan Salik didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Espiye F.C.. Arcan Salik showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Onur Çetinkaya, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. In the 86th minute Fernand Monsalves shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arcan Salik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bülent Çağnur in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Arcan Salik saved ArAzZ Sk from getting behind. Arcan Salik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Onur Çetinkaya in the 89th minute of play. In the 90th match minute, ArAzZ Sk was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lucjan Kociniewski to maneuver through the defense. Fernand Monsalves received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Arcan Salik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 96 played minutes ArAzZ Sk got a freekick which was hit by Arsenio Vincente. Fernand Monsalves scored 4-1 in the 98th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arcan Salik, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. There was no doubt that Espiye F.C. were the better team. Espiye F.C.'s players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.