Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Göztepe 2nd with 70 points, Boluspor 7th with 53, 17 apart. Boluspor ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 7th table position. Per game in the league, Göztepe were scoring 1.76 and conceding 0.59, Boluspor 0.97 and 1.03, against a competition average of 1.18 goals per team per game.
Defeat had not touched Göztepe in 6 games. 6 matches unbeaten backed Boluspor's arrival, having scored in 6 consecutive games.
The venue was Bornova Doğanlar Stadı in Izmir, with room for 12,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Göztepe led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.