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City of God
Spectators: 7496 (Terracing: 5623, Seating: 1724, VIP seats: 149) SOI's Ulu Sanbay started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Doğukan Koyak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arda Göksel Zevahir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 7th minute by Furkan Hamurcu got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Dursun in the 10th minute of play forced SOI's goalkeeper Arda Göksel Zevahir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Furkan Hamurcu managed to get in a good position for a shot. SOI's supporters rose to their feet, but Furkan Hamurcu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sabri Dino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Smýrni FC's zone, Ulu Sanbay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Sabri Dino came out of the goal and Ulu Sanbay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Smýrni FC's Sabri Dino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Necaettin Kocakalp in the 20th minute of play. After 23 minutes, Hüseyin Turan İshak mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Smýrni FC and the SOI players grew even worse after the yellow card. 28 minutes into the match, Ayvaz Mukaddes had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sabri Dino. Smýrni FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ayvaz Mukaddes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Furkan Hamurcu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Sabri Dino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Furkan Hamurcu received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Sabri Dino came out and tried to block the shot, but Furkan Hamurcu slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 39th minute. Furkan Hamurcu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sabri Dino having to make a save. 45 minutes into the game, Necmettin Rezan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Smýrni FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave SOI the free kick. SOI's Menderes Ziyaettin was substituted for Ayvaz Mukaddes. Necmettin Rezan hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

If Furkan Hamurcu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ulu Sanbay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Sabri Dino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ulu Sanbay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Sabri Dino tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arda Göksel Zevahir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Dursun, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Sabri Dino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Furkan Hamurcu in the 66th minute of the match. After 70 minutes, Boran Vehbi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Smýrni FC and the SOI players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of SOI booed when Smýrni FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 70 match minutes in a wonderful position. Boran Vehbi didn't get a good kick on the ball. SOI's defense didn't have a chance, in the 72nd minute, when Ahmet Dursun scored to the left of an out of position Arda Göksel Zevahir, making the score, 2-2. A collision led to Smýrni FC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Hüseyin Turan İshak hit a great ball. Smýrni FC's Ahmet Dursun got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Boran Vehbi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sabri Dino showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ulu Sanbay, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Ulu Sanbay managed to get in a good position for a shot. SOI's supporters rose to their feet, but Ulu Sanbay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sabri Dino breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Smýrni FC's Sabri Dino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ulu Sanbay in the 90th minute of play. The supporters of SOI booed when Smýrni FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benigno Velez didn't get a good kick on the ball.