League Play-Off

Hüseyin Avni AKER
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Januário Castelo Branco kicked off to start the match. Januário Castelo Branco who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 8thth minute tested the skills of Saadettin Hatim when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Sinan Koçak kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tokat Gençlik Spor's goalkeeper Saadettin Hatim, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to TRABZONSPOR getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Densill 杨天剑 hit a great ball. Şemsettin Tara fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ant Soysaltürk having to interfere. Ant Soysaltürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şemsettin Tara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saadettin Hatim made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Januário Castelo Branco sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Şemsettin Tara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ant Soysaltürk was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. When Tokat Gençlik Spor's Şemsettin Tara in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TRABZONSPOR's goalie prevented a goal. 29 minutes into the match, Tokat Gençlik Spor's goal looked a bit too open when Januário Castelo Branco came free, but Saadettin Hatim reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Şemsettin Tara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Januário Castelo Branco came free with the goalkeeper in the 39th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Saadettin Hatim could save by the left post. TRABZONSPOR's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Máximo Cozzetti in the 40th minute. A nice corner shot did that Máximo Cozzetti got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Saadettin Hatim quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With his leg Saadettin Hatim managed to avoid a goal in the 42ndth minute, when TRABZONSPOR's Januário Castelo Branco fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Balamir Girgin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saadettin Hatim didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Densill 杨天剑 went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Şemsettin Tara to strike the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Januário Castelo Branco in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Saadettin Hatim prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ant Soysaltürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şemsettin Tara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arın Ferhat Taygar hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute, Máximo Cozzetti ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Saadettin Hatim was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. If Şemsettin Tara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd match minute, TRABZONSPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arın Ferhat Taygar to maneuver through the defense. 74 minutes into the match, Tokat Gençlik Spor's Sinan Koçak sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ant Soysaltürk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 75 played minutes Tokat Gençlik Spor got a freekick which was hit by Sinan Koçak. If Suphi Baycan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, TRABZONSPOR's Ant Soysaltürk got control of the ball when Balamir Girgin tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ant Soysaltürk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Egemen Ünseven in the 85th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Januário Castelo Branco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Saadettin Hatim was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 4-0 when Januário Castelo Branco sped through Tokat Gençlik Spor's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Saadettin Hatim. In the 93rdth minute of the game Januário Castelo Branco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Tokat Gençlik Spor's Saadettin Hatim was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ant Soysaltürk made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Sinan Koçak sent off a good shot on target. In the 96th minute of the match Nurkan Razi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ant Soysaltürk showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Tokat Gençlik Spor's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.