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Akhisar Stadyum
Spectators: 10800 (Terracing: 8101, Seating: 2484, VIP seats: 215) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Richard Rodrigues took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Richard Rodrigues in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Peker Baycan saved AKHisaR from getting behind. Atahan Balyemez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Peker Baycan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mustafa Ali Kongur made in the 10th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Harun Özer immediately put the ball in play. Abdulaziz Bender hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Richard Rodrigues scored 0-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Peker Baycan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 16th minute Richard Rodrigues shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Peker Baycan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, AKHisaR's goal looked a bit too open when Atahan Balyemez came free, but Peker Baycan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the game, Osmanlı İmparatorluğu's Atahan Balyemez nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Peker Baycan made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After having played for 24 minutes, Richard Rodrigues managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Osmanlı İmparatorluğu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Richard Rodrigues was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some careless play in the AKHisaR defense, Richard Rodrigues kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Peker Baycan. The AKHisaR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Peker Baycan should have stopped the shot. Richard Rodrigues sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Richard Rodrigues had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Peker Baycan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Rodrigues in the 30th minute of play. AKHisaR:s Peker Baycan showed great skill when he stopped Emrah Öztay:s penalty. Peker Baycan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atahan Balyemez in the 38th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, Harun Özer threw the ball into play from the sideline. Osmanlı İmparatorluğu's Epifanio Aznar quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baltasar Amaya in the 43rd minute of play forced AKHisaR's goalkeeper Peker Baycan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 46th minute, Richard Rodrigues left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Osmanlı İmparatorluğu fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Mustafa Emrah Ulusoy made the kick off in the second half. Richard Rodrigues might have been able to make a better finish in the 52nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Peker Baycan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Richard Rodrigues ran back to his position shaking his head. Richard Rodrigues scored 0-5 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Peker Baycan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Atahan Balyemez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Peker Baycan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th match minute, AKHisaR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yaser Osmanlıoğlu to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to AKHisaR getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Reha Dertsiz hit a great ball. When Franc Debuire came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Osmanlı İmparatorluğu 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 Franc Debuire couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, AKHisaR's Peker Baycan got control of the ball when Franc Debuire tried to sneak it across the goal line. Peker Baycan was a little too slow when Franc Debuire got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 67th minute. The score was now 0-6. Peker Baycan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vahdet Ulumeriç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atahan Balyemez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peker Baycan having to interfere. Vahdet Ulumeriç sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vahdet Ulumeriç in the 77th minute of play forced AKHisaR's goalkeeper Peker Baycan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vahdet Ulumeriç in the 78th minute of play forced AKHisaR's goalkeeper Peker Baycan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Peker Baycan was a little too slow when Vahdet Ulumeriç got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 80th minute. The score was now 0-7. After some careless play in the AKHisaR defense, Vahdet Ulumeriç kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Peker Baycan. The AKHisaR fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Peker Baycan should have stopped the shot. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vahdet Ulumeriç in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Peker Baycan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After having played for 89 minutes, Atahan Balyemez managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Osmanlı İmparatorluğu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Atahan Balyemez was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Vahdet Ulumeriç in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Peker Baycan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Vahdet Ulumeriç had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match was over Osmanlı İmparatorluğu could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than AKHisaR throughout the match.