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Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603,
Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sonny Classon started the match with the kick off. Tevfik Kudsi took the ball and in the 4 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stig Larsson. Stig Larsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. With a little luck, Hatayspor's Ahmet Boran Mirza got control of the ball when Allan Odin tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Necaettin Beksan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stig Larsson was relentless in the 10th minute of the game. Stig Larsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Gündüz Yesari, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute Mustafa Kemal Kıvanç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stig Larsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute Ahmet Gündüz Yesari shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stig Larsson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 21 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Ahmet Gündüz Yesari sped through Leeds United FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Stig Larsson. Stig Larsson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Kemal Kıvanç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stig Larsson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Necaettin Beksan in the 29th minute of the match. If Tevfik Kudsi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 35th minute, Hans Rosendahl hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 40th minute, Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbaink hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tevfik Kudsi kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Hatayspor's Ahmet Boran Mirza proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Hatayspor from getting a goal against them. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Necaettin Beksan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hatayspor's supporters rose to their feet, but Necaettin Beksan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Stig Larsson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Leeds United FC's Stig Larsson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Necaettin Beksan in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ahmet Gündüz Yesari made a kick off. The supporters of Leeds United FC booed when Hatayspor was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Necaettin Beksan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ahmet Gündüz Yesari took the ball and in the 54 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Stig Larsson. Stig Larsson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. When Mikael Larsfelt fell near the penalty area in the 61st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Leeds United FC's protests and gave Mikael Larsfelt a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Leeds United FC's Mikael Larsfelt got a free kick in the 61st minute. After 62 minutes of play, Hatayspor's Ahmet Gündüz Yesari made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stig Larsson was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Mümtazer Rahmet fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hatayspor's protests and gave Mümtazer Rahmet a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Hatayspor getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Mümtazer Rahmet hit a great ball. 66 minutes into the game, Tuncer Cantekin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Hatayspor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Leeds United FC the free kick. Tuncer Cantekin kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. When Leeds United FC's Sonny Classon in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hatayspor's goalie prevented a goal. 70 minutes into the match, Hatayspor's goal looked a bit too open when Sonny Classon came free, but Ahmet Boran Mirza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmet Boran Mirza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sonny Classon's shot from short distance in the 70th minute. Ahmet Boran Mirza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sonny Classon's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Necaettin Beksan in the 76th minute of play forced Leeds United FC's goalkeeper Stig Larsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Leeds United FC's Allan Odin got a free kick in the 77th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ahmet Gündüz Yesari got free with Stig Larsson in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 81st minute, Hatayspor's Necaettin Beksan dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mustafa Kemal Kıvanç in the 85th minute of play forced Leeds United FC's goalkeeper Stig Larsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Necaettin Beksan blasted a shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stig Larsson having to make a save. Stig Larsson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tevfik Kudsi in the 90th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hans Rosendahl during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 91 played minutes Leeds United FC got a freekick which was hit by Hans Rosendahl. 92 minutes into the match, Bektaş Veli Arıtan sent off a long shot that looked like it was going straight into the goal, but because Stig Larsson threw himself in his full length he managed to grip the ball by the left post, and there was no goal for Bektaş Veli Arıtan this time. The Hatayspor players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.
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