Match Report
The table read 12th (Türk Metal Kırıkkale, 29 pts) against 8th (İstanbul Sinopspor, 38 pts), 9 points apart. Against a league average of 1.34 goals per team per game, Türk Metal Kırıkkale ran at 1.11 scored and 1.5 conceded, İstanbul Sinopspor at 1.46 and 1.11.
Türk Metal Kırıkkale had been beaten in six straight games. The five-game form split read 0/15 points for Türk Metal Kırıkkale against 9/15 for İstanbul Sinopspor.
The match was played at Fikret Karabudak Stadyumu in Kırıkkale (capacity 5,402). O. Hamitoğlu officiated: 37 games logged, averaging 1.9 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, Türk Metal Kırıkkale led 1-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-1.