League Play-Off

MAHŞER
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) MAHŞER's Pascual Henrico started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Çanakkale getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Ozan Hinoğlu hit a great ball. MAHŞER's Cihan Bilge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koray Tibet in the 5th minute of play. Atahan Ekabir succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 9th playminute. 12 minutes into the match, MAHŞER's goal looked a bit too open when Melih Uğurata came free, but Cihan Bilge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cihan Bilge showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koray Tibet in the 13th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Çanakkale's zone, Atahan Ekabir stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gökmen Çoğa came out of the goal and Atahan Ekabir tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Çanakkale defense, Atahan Ekabir kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gökmen Çoğa. The Çanakkale fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gökmen Çoğa should have stopped the shot. 2-1 became the score in the 22nd minute when Melih Uğurata elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. 27 minutes into the match, MAHŞER's goal looked a bit too open when Ozan Hinoğlu came free, but Cihan Bilge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gökmen Çoğa made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Pascual Henrico sent off a good shot on target. 33 minutes into the match, Gürcan Keykubad had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gökmen Çoğa. Çanakkale's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gürcan Keykubad was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. MAHŞER's Cihan Bilge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Melih Uğurata in the 36th minute of play. Lütfullah Rafettin's late challenge caught a Çanakkale's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lütfullah Rafettin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 44th minute, Lütfullah Rafettin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ozan Hinoğlu came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Çanakkale fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ozan Hinoğlu couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melih Uğurata in the 46th minute of play forced MAHŞER's goalkeeper Cihan Bilge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Melih Uğurata to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ozan Hinoğlu got free with Cihan Bilge in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cihan Bilge made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Melih Uğurata in the 53rd minute of play. Atahan Ekabir took the ball and in the 55 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gökmen Çoğa. Gökmen Çoğa dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1. 58 minutes into the match, Pascual Henrico notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Çanakkale's Gökmen Çoğa. Gökmen Çoğa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 61 played minutes MAHŞER got a freekick which was hit by Pascual Henrico. With a little luck, MAHŞER's Cihan Bilge got control of the ball when Ozan Hinoğlu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sinan Devlet charged in rather forcefully in the 64th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sinan Devlet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Sinan Devlet kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Cihan Bilge made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Ozan Hinoğlu sent off a good shot on target. Cihan Bilge made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ozan Hinoğlu in the 67th minute. Gökmen Çoğa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pascual Henrico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute, Melih Uğurata reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Cihan Bilge. The goal made the score 5-2. 74 minutes into the game, MAHŞER's Pascual Henrico nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gökmen Çoğa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-2. When Mansur Başel fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Çanakkale's protests and gave Mansur Başel a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of MAHŞER booed when Çanakkale was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 79 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mansur Başel didn't get a good kick on the ball. MAHŞER's Onuralp Okbaş was substituted for Pascual Henrico. In the 81st match minute, Çanakkale was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mansur Başel to maneuver through the defense. Aytaç Tekiner's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gökmen Çoğa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. Onuralp Okbaş charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Onuralp Okbaş the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to MAHŞER getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Onuralp Okbaş hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melih Uğurata in the 92nd minute of play forced MAHŞER's goalkeeper Cihan Bilge to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. MAHŞER fully deserved thier win.