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Ismet Pasa
Spectators: 8077 (Terracing: 6059, Seating: 1858, VIP seats: 160) Tan Satıkbuğra made the kick off and thus started the match. Ömer Demirci struck a weak shot in the 5th minute. Armando Paredes didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for KOCAELİSPOR. The supporters of umutspor booed when KOCAELİSPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ediz Tekdoğan didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Bahadır Umurbay fell near the penalty area in the 9th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored umutspor's protests and gave Bahadır Umurbay a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to umutspor getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Bahadır Umurbay hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tan Satıkbuğra in the 11th minute of play forced KOCAELİSPOR's goalkeeper Giannis Papadas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giannis Papadas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tan Satıkbuğra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to umutspor getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Patrick Vieira hit a great ball. Armando Paredes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ömer Demirci in the 31st minute of the match. When KOCAELİSPOR's Ömer Demirci in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye umutspor's goalie prevented a goal. Ömer Demirci succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 36th playminute. Giannis Papadas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tan Satıkbuğra in the 45th minute of play. After 47 played minutes KOCAELİSPOR got a freekick which was hit by Ediz Tekdoğan. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

53 minutes into the match, KOCAELİSPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Aras Orak came free, but Giannis Papadas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, umutspor's goal looked a bit too open when Ömer Demirci came free, but Armando Paredes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. KOCAELİSPOR's Alim Mübarek was substituted for Seyfullah Tuğsavan. KOCAELİSPOR made a substitution. Rafet Hazin replaced Ediz Tekdoğan. KOCAELİSPOR's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Baba Yorgun in the 65th minute. Baba Yorgun made a great header on KOCAELİSPOR's corner, it was just that umutspor's Armando Paredes managed to reach the ball for a save. The throw-in from Edip Yiğitcan in the 69th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by KOCAELİSPOR's Rafet Hazin. Giannis Papadas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Patrick Vieira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giannis Papadas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Patrick Vieira in the 73rd minute of play. In the 77th minute, Héctor Bracamonte hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Armando Paredes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aşır Zabit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Edip Yiğitcan's late challenge caught a KOCAELİSPOR's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Edip Yiğitcan helped the player get up and apologised. In the 79th match minute, umutspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edip Yiğitcan to maneuver through the defense. Armando Paredes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aşır Zabit's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. 88 minutes into the match, KOCAELİSPOR's Aşır Zabit sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Armando Paredes narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 89th minute Alim Mübarek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armando Paredes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Aşır Zabit's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Armando Paredes was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. The KOCAELİSPOR fans' excitement grew in the 96th match minute when KOCAELİSPOR's Aşır Zabit looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The KOCAELİSPOR fans cheered their team off the field, for while umutspor had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.