Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Karadeniz Ereğli BSK 1st with 81 points, SinopSpor 7th with 44, 37 apart. SinopSpor ranked just 11th in the league on five-round form despite their 7th table position. Per game in the league, SinopSpor were scoring 1.2 and conceding 1.03, Karadeniz Ereğli BSK 2.6 and 0.47, against a competition average of 1.3 goals per team per game.
Four consecutive draws preceded this one for SinopSpor. Momentum sat with Karadeniz Ereğli BSK, winners of their last 12, having scored in 12 consecutive games. SinopSpor had banked 4 of the last 15 points on offer; Karadeniz Ereğli BSK, 15.
Goal scorers
SinopSpor: Ramazan Okatan (43'), Orkun Erdoğan (53') · Karadeniz Ereğli BSK: Ferhat Gerger (35'), Fırat Güneş (65')