d.ç.divriği 3 - 2 KARAHİSAR (388963456)

Clouds darkened the skies at özkan Arena as 27191 spectators turned up for the match. Michael Fjordside was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Markku Hiidenkari and Ralph Zondervan. People from all over Ankara had joined up for the derby. d.ç.divriği decided to use a 4-4-2 set up. Starters: Tynys - Marchsteiner, Sevik, Taylor, Miaszkiewicz - Ötüken, Malo García, Cantinotti, Milla - Rocha, Quintas.

KARAHİSAR tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. Lineup: Kara - Sandoval, Smits, Bazzanti, Gherasim - Soares da Costa, Nagode, Peñaranda, Eilts - Raczykowski, Irala.

KARAHİSAR seemed to prefer attacking in the middle. KARAHİSAR's B. Raczykowski gave the visitors a 0 - 1 lead after 9 minutes with a superb strike from the right. The crowd was on its feet 21 minutes into the match, as d.ç.divriği's J. Taylor found himself unmarked in front of the goal after a dash up the left side. He calmly put away the 1 - 1 equaliser. Making his way up the middle 26 minutes into the match, J. Taylor almost managed to squeeze a goal past the visitors' keeper, but the alert K. Kara blocked it to keep the score level. After a fine move down the middle R. Milla nearly gave the home side a goal after 37 minutes. However the finishing shot went just wide. KARAHİSAR's R. Irala could have put the guests one up after 40 minutes after chasing a through ball from the right, but A. Tynys was as fast as a snake, grabbing the ball from under his nose. 41 minutes into the match and the home team took a 2 - 1 lead after breaking through on the left. The scorer for d.ç.divriği was V. Quintas. d.ç.divriği had to make a substitution after 42 minutes. C. Malo García limped off the field and was replaced by V. Wohlmuth. It was 2 - 1 at the break. d.ç.divriği claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 51 percent.

The coach of d.ç.divriği was happy with the game so far, but still wanted to change the line up. After 46 minutes, E. Orno came on for F. Rocha. Content with how the game was proceeding, the d.ç.divriği coach let J. Farin replace R. Milla after 46 minutes. B. Raczykowski tied the game at 2 - 2 after 60 minutes, when he converted an incredible pass from the right. A. Tynys looked great 61 minutes into the match after stopping a shot from the middle of the penalty area from the visitors' C. Smits. Slack defending gave d.ç.divriği a chance to take the lead with 64 minutes played, but V. Wohlmuth's cross from the left flank was fumbled in front of the goal and easily dealt with by the opposition. KARAHİSAR had a great opportunity to score following a counterattack after 65 minutes, but R. Irala's shot from the left sailed high over the bar. d.ç.divriği broke through on the left 77 minutes into the game, with O. Miaszkiewicz firing in from an acute angle to give the home side a 3 - 2 lead. After 81 minutes, a couple of quick and successful challenges followed by a shot from just outside the penalty area by S. Cantinotti might have resulted in another goal for d.ç.divriği. However, K. Kara made a spectacular save. d.ç.divriği's D. Marchsteiner refused to leave the field after injuring his achilles tendon after 81 minutes. KARAHİSAR enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 51 percent of possession.

d.ç.divriği's top performer was clearly V. Quintas. J. Farin on the other hand, had a terrible day. R. Irala performed admirably for KARAHİSAR. H. Soares da Costa was a disappointment, however. The match ends 3 - 2.