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Demiral Stadyumu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) After 3 minutes, Murathan Sönmezalp mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cine and the Merih Demiral FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Cine getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Murathan Sönmezalp hit a great ball. 4 minutes into the match, Merih Demiral FC's Mehmet Emrah Hürmüz broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If Tugay Musa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Ersin Çoğa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erdoğan Çiftçi hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. When Kadri Çırak came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Cine 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 Kadri Çırak couldn't finish the play. Ersin Çoğa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Çağlar Erşahin charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Çağlar Erşahin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 39 played minutes Merih Demiral FC got a freekick which was hit by Çağlar Erşahin. Cine's Murathan Sönmezalp suffered a sprained foot after 44 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Erdoğan Çiftçi's late challenge caught a Cine's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erdoğan Çiftçi helped the player get up and apologised. In the 45th match minute, Merih Demiral FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erdoğan Çiftçi to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute of the match Zikri Gürgan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Utku Canıtez skillfully saved the ball. Cine's Kadri Çırak got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Merih Demiral FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Cine were winning 0-1.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kadri Çırak was the one to do the kick off. Murat Selim Arıkhan didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Merih Demiral FC's Ersin Çoğa shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-1 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 58th minute Ersin Çoğa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murat Selim Arıkhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Saip Berksu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Utku Canıtez firmly grabbed it by the left post. The supporters of Cine booed when Merih Demiral FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Çağlar Erşahin didn't get a good kick on the ball. Murat Selim Arıkhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tugay Musa in the 72nd minute of the match. Utku Canıtez made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Kadri Çırak sent off a good shot on target. Saip Berksu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Utku Canıtez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kadri Çırak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Utku Canıtez having to interfere. The Cine supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Cine would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.