Match Report
In the standings it was Kocaelispor 2nd on 58 points, Yeni Diyarbekirspor 10th on 45 — separated by 13. Kocaelispor had been under-performing their position — 13th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Kocaelispor were scoring 1.18 and conceding 0.91, Yeni Diyarbekirspor 1.12 and 1.18, against a competition average of 1.11 goals per team per game.
Kocaelispor were winless in 6.
The venue was Kocaeli Stadyumu in Kocaeli, with room for 15,462 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 2-1.