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Spectators: 7980 (Terracing: 5986, Seating: 1835, VIP seats: 159) Arkın Dağdelen came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by ZENO's Baskın Üstünbay. But to his dismay, Baskın Üstünbay quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Arkın Dağdelen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Utku Talha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 9 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Baskın Üstünbay sped through Turkish Academy's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Arkın Dağdelen. John Steinbeck might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arkın Dağdelen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. John Steinbeck ran back to his position shaking his head. 14 minutes into the match, ZENO's John Steinbeck sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arkın Dağdelen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Salih Kıncal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Erhun Ünver having to make a save. A collision led to Turkish Academy getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Kutay Albayrak hit a great ball. Turkish Academy's Arkın Dağdelen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baskın Üstünbay in the 26th minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, ZENO's Charles Bukowski nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arkın Dağdelen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-4. 33 minutes into the game, ZENO's Utku Talha nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arkın Dağdelen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-5. Kadir Tümay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Utku Talha fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arkın Dağdelen having to interfere. Arkın Dağdelen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baskın Üstünbay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erhun Ünver made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Burak Babaoğlu in the 46th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Utku Talha made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Turkish Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Haşim Kazakhan to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Steinbeck in the 52nd minute of play forced Turkish Academy's goalkeeper Arkın Dağdelen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baskın Üstünbay in the 54th minute of play forced Turkish Academy's goalkeeper Arkın Dağdelen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mikail Afacan might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Arkın Dağdelen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mikail Afacan ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 56th match minute, Turkish Academy was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kutay Albayrak to maneuver through the defense. Utku Talha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kadir Tümay scored 0-7 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arkın Dağdelen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Charles Bukowski took the ball and in the 66 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arkın Dağdelen. Arkın Dağdelen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-8. When Baskın Üstünbay came up free with the goalie in the 75th minute, the ZENO 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 Baskın Üstünbay couldn't finish the play. Arkın Dağdelen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Utku Talha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ahmet Kağan Hoyrat during the 81st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 83 minutes, Osman Nuri İlter mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ZENO and the Turkish Academy players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 83 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for ZENO! Erhun Ünver had in the 85thth minute some difficulties stopping Genco Türköz's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. It was a well-played corner which Burak Babaoğlu managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Charles Bukowski shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. After 93 played minutes Turkish Academy got a freekick which was hit by Salih Kıncal. The crowd rose to their feet as Mikail Afacan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Arkın Dağdelen. That made the score 0-10 in the 94 minute of play. In the 97th minute, Baskın Üstünbay 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 98 played minutes Turkish Academy got a freekick which was hit by Salih Kıncal. When the match was over ZENO could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Turkish Academy throughout the match.