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Demiral Stadyumu
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Asaf Yersel kicked off to start the match. After a rather tough play, Merih Demiral FC's Çağlar Erşahin got a free kick in the 3rd minute. In the 5th minute Erdoğan Çiftçi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Veysel Uğurlubay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 7 minutes into the match, Merih Demiral FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sabit Adak came free, but Utku Canıtez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sabit Adak in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Utku Canıtez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 13th minute Mehmet Boztepe shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Utku Canıtez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Asaf Yersel came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Büyükorhan 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 Asaf Yersel couldn't finish the play. Merih Demiral FC's Utku Canıtez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sabit Adak in the 17th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Büyükorhan's Asaf Yersel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Utku Canıtez narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Sabit Adak managed to get in a good position for a shot. Büyükorhan's supporters rose to their feet, but Sabit Adak was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Utku Canıtez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Veysel Uğurlubay successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Utku Canıtez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabit Adak in the 28th minute of the match. The supporters of Büyükorhan booed when Merih Demiral FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erdoğan Çiftçi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Utku Canıtez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Asaf Yersel, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. When the match had gone on for 37 minutes, Asaf Yersel put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Utku Canıtez. Sabit Adak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Asaf Yersel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Utku Canıtez having to interfere. After 47 minutes of play, Büyükorhan's Asaf Yersel made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Utku Canıtez was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Ersin Çoğa in the 53rd minute of play forced Büyükorhan's goalkeeper Veysel Uğurlubay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the last second Utku Canıtez throw himself and got hold of the ball when Sabit Adak in the 55thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Veysel Uğurlubay didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Erdoğan Çiftçi went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Utku Canıtez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sabit Adak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sabit Adak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 65 minutes into the match, Asaf Yersel had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Utku Canıtez. Merih Demiral FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Asaf Yersel was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. If Seyfullah Yastıkcığlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Uluç Acarbey's late challenge caught a Büyükorhan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Uluç Acarbey helped the player get up and apologised. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 70th minute of the game. One of Merih Demiral FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Büyükorhan:s goal. Veysel Uğurlubay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Çağlar Erşahin in the 82nd minute of play. Utku Canıtez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sabit Adak in the 85th minute of the match. Asaf Yersel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 93rd minute, Sabit Adak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Utku Canıtez was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-5. Ant Sebih might have been able to make a better finish in the 98th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Utku Canıtez. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ant Sebih ran back to his position shaking his head. Hıncal Şenyaşar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 101st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.