League Play-Off

Sivas
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mürsel Durualp got the match started through his kick off. Arif Çelebi Ongay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmet Tolga Baştugay having to interfere. In the 5th minute Ahmet Harun Abay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Tolga Baştugay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 9th match minute, Sivas JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ant Çubuk to maneuver through the defense. After 11 played minutes, Sarköy's Ahmet Harun Abay shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ahmet Tolga Baştugay came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Sarköy reached it. Sivas JK's Ahmet Tolga Baştugay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Harun Abay in the 12th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Sivas JK's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Harun Abay came free, but Ahmet Tolga Baştugay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmet Tolga Baştugay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Harun Abay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ahmet Turan Nezih had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmet Tolga Baştugay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Harun Abay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ahmet Harun Abay in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ahmet Tolga Baştugay saved Sivas JK from getting behind. In the 23rd minute, one of Sarköy:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Sarköy. When the match had been going on for 24 minutes, Sivas JK's Akgün Akersoy got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Songur Yamanöz. In the 36th minute Ahmet Harun Abay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Tolga Baştugay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute Ahmet Harun Abay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Tolga Baştugay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ahmet Turan Nezih's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ahmet Tolga Baştugay was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. In the 41st minute, Abdulkerim Işıldar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 42nd minute Ahmet Turan Nezih shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ahmet Tolga Baştugay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute, Ahmet Hakan Sezgen got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The wind increased when Ahmet Harun Abay made the kick off in the second half. Songur Yamanöz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Hakan Sezgen in the 56th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Arif Çelebi Ongay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute Mürsel Durualp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Songur Yamanöz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sarköy's Songur Yamanöz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mürsel Durualp in the 66th minute of play. Ahmet Tolga Baştugay made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Harun Abay in the 68th minute of play. Mürsel Durualp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Songur Yamanöz having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ahmet Harun Abay in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ahmet Tolga Baştugay prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 75th minute, Mürsel Durualp got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Songur Yamanöz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mürsel Durualp, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 78 minutes into the match, Dursun Bostancıoğlu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ahmet Tolga Baştugay. Sivas JK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Dursun Bostancıoğlu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Ahmet Harun Abay kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ahmet Tolga Baştugay. That made the score 1-3 in the 90 minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Sarköy eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.