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Spectators: 7733 (Terracing: 5801, Seating: 1778, VIP seats: 154) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when J.J Macias got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to Bornova getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Hilbert Grevsby hit a great ball. A collision led to Bornova getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Onisim Olabe hit a great ball. Alim Rıfkı, 4 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Bornova's Abdi Saygın Özerek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eşref Muzaffer in the 6th minute of play. In the 7th minute, J.J Macias left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bornova fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Bornova's Innokentiy Dudarev quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Davut Tutkun, made in the 11th minute of the game. Ahmet Oğuz Direnç's late challenge caught a Imperial Football Club's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmet Oğuz Direnç helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Bornova's Ahmet Oğuz Direnç got a free kick in the 13th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eşref Muzaffer in the 15th minute of play forced Bornova's goalkeeper Abdi Saygın Özerek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eşref Muzaffer took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abdi Saygın Özerek. Abdi Saygın Özerek dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gencal Özalpman got free with Abdi Saygın Özerek in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Eşref Muzaffer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Abdi Saygın Özerek made a huge save. In the 21st minute, Gencal Özalpman ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Abdi Saygın Özerek was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gencal Özalpman in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Abdi Saygın Özerek saved Bornova from getting behind. Bornova's Abdi Saygın Özerek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eşref Muzaffer in the 27th minute of play. The supporters of Imperial Football Club booed when Bornova was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hilbert Grevsby didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eşref Muzaffer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Abdi Saygın Özerek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Ferid Pakel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 36th match minute, Imperial Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Davut Tutkun to maneuver through the defense. In the 39th minute, Imperial Football Club's Battal Nedret dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. After 42 played minutes Bornova got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Oğuz Direnç. In the 43rd minute, Alim Rıfkı 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. Abdi Saygın Özerek was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Battal Nedret showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-1 in the 44 minute of play. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gencal Özalpman to make the kick off. After 54 played minutes Bornova got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Oğuz Direnç. After 62 minutes of play, Imperial Football Club's Davut Tutkun made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abdi Saygın Özerek was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 65 minutes of play, Imperial Football Club's Davut Tutkun made it 6-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abdi Saygın Özerek was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bornova's Abdi Saygın Özerek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Battal Nedret in the 70th minute of play. Abdi Saygın Özerek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gencal Özalpman, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 77 minutes into the game, Gencal Özalpman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-1. Abdi Saygın Özerek was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 81 minutes of play, Imperial Football Club's Eşref Muzaffer made it 8-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abdi Saygın Özerek was left in no man's land by his defense there! Imperial Football Club's Fahrettin Karin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Imperial Football Club from getting a goal against them. Bornova were awarded a corner in the 87th minute after Imperial Football Club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Mustafa Ali Türek took the corner. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Imperial Football Club's goalkeeper Fahrettin Karin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Bornova's Abdi Saygın Özerek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Battal Nedret in the 90th minute of play. Imperial Football Club's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.