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KIVANÇ
Spectators: 7194 (Terracing: 5397, Seating: 1654, VIP seats: 143) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Birol Cevahir kicked off to start the match. KIVANÇ's Güral Özdinçer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Birol Cevahir in the 5th minute of play. After 8 played minutes Manisa buyuk sehir got a freekick which was hit by Tuncay Nafi. 9 minutes into the game Serhat Pektay kicked a great long shot which passed Kenan Yura straight ahead into the goal, Result 1-0. One couldn't see Serhat Pektay behind all of his teammates who surrounded to congratulate him. Manisa buyuk sehir's Kenan Yura proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 12th minute of the match, managed to save Manisa buyuk sehir from getting a goal against them. Rafet Özkent hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute, Vahap Özsahin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The KIVANÇ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Rüstem Tanören received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Kenan Yura tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Rüstem Tanören kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Kenan Yura. That made the score 3-0 in the 23 minute of play. After 27 played minutes, Manisa buyuk sehir's Hakkı Temizhan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Güral Özdinçer came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Manisa buyuk sehir reached it. Birol Cevahir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 36th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Hüseyin Cahit Şafakoğlu charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hüseyin Cahit Şafakoğlu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, KIVANÇ's Hüseyin Cahit Şafakoğlu got a free kick in the 40th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Birol Cevahir in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Güral Özdinçer saved KIVANÇ from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, Birol Cevahir put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Güral Özdinçer. The supporters of Manisa buyuk sehir booed when KIVANÇ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Demirhan Akar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Birol Cevahir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Güral Özdinçer having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vahap Özsahin to make the kick off. Manisa buyuk sehir's Kenan Yura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vahap Özsahin in the 60th minute of play. Vahap Özsahin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kenan Yura having to interfere. 64 minutes into the match, Manisa buyuk sehir's Bayındır Nebahattin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Güral Özdinçer narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Bayındır Nebahattin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Güral Özdinçer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 70th minute the ball was on its way in behind KIVANÇ's goalkeeper Güral Özdinçer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kenan Yura stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Rüstem Tanören's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. After a rather tough play, Manisa buyuk sehir's Saruhan Başkurt got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 80th match minute, Manisa buyuk sehir was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tuncay Nafi to maneuver through the defense. Birol Cevahir kicked well hit freekick during the 83rd minute of the match. Kenan Yura stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Vahap Özsahin's shot from short distance in the 87th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rüstem Tanören in the 91st minute of play forced Manisa buyuk sehir's goalkeeper Kenan Yura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manisa buyuk sehir's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.