League Play-Off

Akcakoca Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Baran Öztanır started the match with the kick off. When Tuncer Tuncalp fell near the penalty area in the 6th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Akcakoca's protests and gave Tuncer Tuncalp a yellow card for diving instead. 6 minutes into the game, one of Akcakoca:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 8th minute there was a penalty for Akatlar. Hayrettin Vahat stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Gaffar Yerlikaya. 0-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Gündüz Yağızkurt managed to get in a good position for a shot. Akcakoca's supporters rose to their feet, but Gündüz Yağızkurt was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kadri Kayan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gündüz Yağızkurt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22ndth minute of the game Köksal Çelebi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Akcakoca's Gaffar Yerlikaya was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gaffar Yerlikaya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raik Eskicioğlu in the 23rd minute of the match. Baran Öztanır fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kadri Kayan having to interfere. After having played for 27 minutes, Gündüz Yağızkurt managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Akcakoca's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gündüz Yağızkurt was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kadri Kayan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baran Öztanır in the 29th minute of play. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Akatlar's goalkeeper Kadri Kayan, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mehmet Emrah Çelikhan's late challenge caught a Akcakoca's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mehmet Emrah Çelikhan helped the player get up and apologised. Garip Ünsev kicked well hit freekick during the 37th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 41st minute, Baran Öztanır managed to get in a good position for a shot. Akcakoca's supporters rose to their feet, but Baran Öztanır was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kadri Kayan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 44 minutes into the game, Akatlar's Köksal Çelebi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gaffar Yerlikaya made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Raik Eskicioğlu to strike the kick off in the second half. Baturay Yastıkcığlu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Baran Öztanır came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Akcakoca 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 Baran Öztanır couldn't finish the play. Gaffar Yerlikaya showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raik Eskicioğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Gaffar Yerlikaya took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Garip Ünsev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Akcakoca's Gaffar Yerlikaya got control of the ball when Köksal Çelebi tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 75th minute of the match Tuncer Tuncalp shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kadri Kayan showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Gündüz Yağızkurt sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some careless play in the Akatlar defense, Gündüz Yağızkurt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kadri Kayan. The Akatlar fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kadri Kayan should have stopped the shot. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Akatlar walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.