Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Anadolu Üsküdar (1st, 63 pts) held a 23-point advantage over Balcova (16th, 40 pts). Balcova ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Balcova 1.21 scored and 1.29 conceded per game, Anadolu Üsküdar 1.62 and 0.94, with the league averaging 1.15.
Defeat had followed defeat for Balcova — four in succession. Recent form was uneven: 1/15 points for Balcova, 8/15 for Anadolu Üsküdar.
Buca Arena in Izmir staged the fixture, a ground that holds 15,000. It was 0-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-0.


