Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Samsunspor 1st with 73 points, Zonguldak Kömürspor 10th with 36, 37 apart. Scoring rates set the scale: Samsunspor 2.29 scored and 0.39 conceded per game, Zonguldak Kömürspor 1.25 and 1.32, with the league averaging 1.45.
Nine consecutive wins preceded this game for Samsunspor, having scored in 15 consecutive games. Over the last five, Samsunspor had taken 15 of 15 points to Zonguldak Kömürspor's 7.
Stadyum Samsun in Samsun staged the fixture, a ground that holds 33,919. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.