Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Yeni Ufukspor (13th, 34 pts) held a 26-point advantage over Haliç (16th, 8 pts). Yeni Ufukspor ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 13th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.27/1.63 for Yeni Ufukspor and 0.93/3.9 for Haliç (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.51.
Haliç arrived off four straight defeats.
Yusuf Ziya Öniş Stadyumu in Istanbul, capacity 7,000, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Yeni Ufukspor led 2-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-1.