Match Report
The table gap was wide: 19 points between Ankara Demirspor (14th, 34 pts) and Manisaspor (17th, 15 pts). On the form table Ankara Demirspor stood 1st over the last five rounds, despite being 14th overall. Per game in the league, Manisaspor were scoring 0.91 and conceding 3.06, Ankara Demirspor 1.06 and 1.47, against a competition average of 1.37 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Manisaspor. Defeat had followed defeat for Ankara Demirspor — three in succession.
The venue was 19 Mayıs Stadyumu in Manisa, with room for 16,597 spectators. It was 0-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 1-2 full-time score.