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Aksaray Arena
Spectators: 7225 (Terracing: 5420, Seating: 1662, VIP seats: 143) Aksarayspor's Şakir Eyüp 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. Arabacı Fc's Erkan Hadi got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 4th minute, Göktürk Tuney hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ersan Afşar came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Arabacı Fc 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 Ersan Afşar couldn't finish the play. Erkan Hadi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. İrfan Elhan made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Göktürk Tuney sent off a good shot on target. İrfan Elhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Şakir Eyüp in the 14th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, Fadıl Satıbey had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of İrfan Elhan. Arabacı Fc's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fadıl Satıbey was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Fazıl Hendekli kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. In the 24th minute of the match Erkan Turhan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but İrfan Elhan skillfully saved the ball. In the 26th minute, Yıldırım Türel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 32nd minute, Erkan Hadi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 36th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arabacı Fc's goalkeeper İrfan Elhan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Cumali Arpacı fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Aksarayspor's protests and gave Cumali Arpacı a yellow card for diving instead. Cumali Arpacı hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şakir Eyüp in the 41st minute of play forced Arabacı Fc's goalkeeper İrfan Elhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Erkan Hadi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Şakir Eyüp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emrah Akçakoca's late challenge caught a Aksarayspor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Emrah Akçakoca helped the player get up and apologised. Emrah Akçakoca might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cumali Muammer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Emrah Akçakoca ran back to his position shaking his head. When Fadıl Satıbey came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Aksarayspor 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 Fadıl Satıbey couldn't finish the play. Göktürk Tuney's late challenge caught a Arabacı Fc's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Göktürk Tuney helped the player get up and apologised. In the 72nd match minute, Aksarayspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Göktürk Tuney to maneuver through the defense. Erkan Hadi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Cumali Muammer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fadıl Satıbey in the 78th minute of play forced Arabacı Fc's goalkeeper İrfan Elhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arabacı Fc's Erkan Hadi got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Erkan Hadi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Cumali Muammer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Şakir Eyüp struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. İrfan Elhan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Aksarayspor. Göktürk Tuney was shown his second yellow card after 96 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Göktürk Tuney hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. In the 98th minute of the match Ersan Afşar sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Cumali Muammer skillfully saved the ball. The Aksarayspor support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.