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Kurtalan Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Eyüp Koyas got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind ANADOLU EREĞLİ's goalkeeper Aytek Sağlamtürk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Balçova FK's Samir Akbatu in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ANADOLU EREĞLİ's goalie prevented a goal. Balçova FK's Kerem Akgündüz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eyüp Koyas in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Salih Oktan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Balçova FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The audience was convinced that Samir Akbatu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aytek Sağlamtürk was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in ANADOLU EREĞLİ's zone, Salih Oktan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aytek Sağlamtürk came out of the goal and Salih Oktan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Samir Akbatu struck a weak shot in the 17th minute. Aytek Sağlamtürk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Balçova FK. 18 minutes into the game, Balçova FK's Nuri Yastıkcığlu nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aytek Sağlamtürk made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 22nd minute, Samir Akbatu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Balçova FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. 25 minutes into the match, Samir Akbatu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aytek Sağlamtürk. ANADOLU EREĞLİ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Samir Akbatu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. In the 35th minute, Salih Oktan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Balçova FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. Balçova FK's Nuralp Kayrak got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eyüp Koyas in the 44th minute of play forced Balçova FK's goalkeeper Kerem Akgündüz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Samir Akbatu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Balçova FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Samir Akbatu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aytek Sağlamtürk breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Samir Akbatu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-6 lead.

The wind increased when Samir Akbatu made the kick off in the second half. Samir Akbatu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aytek Sağlamtürk having to interfere. Balçova FK's Kerem Akgündüz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eyüp Koyas in the 57th minute of play. In the 61st match minute, Balçova FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuri Yastıkcığlu to maneuver through the defense. Aytek Sağlamtürk made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nuri Yastıkcığlu in the 63rd minute. When Balçova FK's Samir Akbatu in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ANADOLU EREĞLİ's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to ANADOLU EREĞLİ getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Taha Canfer hit a great ball. After 66 minutes, Akay Gencer mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ANADOLU EREĞLİ and the Balçova FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Akay Gencer kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Battal Seyyit Sağman hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. In the 69th minute, Zülfikar Aşkıner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind ANADOLU EREĞLİ's goalkeeper Aytek Sağlamtürk, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Balçova FK's Samir Akbatu in the 71st minute got a chance for a shot 71st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ANADOLU EREĞLİ's goalie prevented a goal. After a rather tough play, ANADOLU EREĞLİ's Taha Canfer got a free kick in the 72nd minute. In the 76th minute of the match, Samir Akbatu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Aytek Sağlamtürk was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After taking down the ball on Balçova FK's corner Melih Cevdet Akova fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Aytek Sağlamtürk quite easily take care of the ball. ANADOLU EREĞLİ's Aytek Sağlamtürk proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save ANADOLU EREĞLİ from getting a goal against them. Taha Canfer kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Aytek Sağlamtürk showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samir Akbatu in the 84th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Balçova FK's Armağan Seçkiner got a free kick in the 91st minute. With a little luck, ANADOLU EREĞLİ's Aytek Sağlamtürk got control of the ball when Samir Akbatu tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the final whistle sounded Balçova FK left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than ANADOLU EREĞLİ.