League Play-Off

Acipayam
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) When İsmail Ungur came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Acipayam FK 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 İsmail Ungur couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Artova's zone, Serdar Kudsi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ceyhan Namal came out of the goal and Serdar Kudsi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. İsmail Ungur struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Ceyhan Namal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Acipayam FK. If Serdar Kudsi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mustafa Emre Erguvan might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Semih Kaman. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mustafa Emre Erguvan ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 10th minute of the match Işık Nevruz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Semih Kaman showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Semih Kaman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vatan Bala, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mustafa Emre Erguvan in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Semih Kaman saved Acipayam FK from getting behind. In the 17th minute, Vatan Bala ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Semih Kaman was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 21st minute Vatan Bala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Semih Kaman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mustafa Emre Erguvan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Vatan Bala had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Semih Kaman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Emre Erguvan in the 28th minute of play. Acipayam FK's Semih Kaman played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vatan Bala in the 30th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Acipayam FK's Acun Pektürk got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 36th minute, Mustafa Emre Erguvan 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. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Serdar Kudsi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Işık Nevruz's late challenge caught a Acipayam FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Işık Nevruz helped the player get up and apologised. After 51 played minutes Artova got a freekick which was hit by Işık Nevruz. 59 minutes into the match, Artova's goal looked a bit too open when İsmail Ungur came free, but Ceyhan Namal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, İsmail Ungur managed to get in a good position for a shot. Acipayam FK's supporters rose to their feet, but İsmail Ungur was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ceyhan Namal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 64th minute, Mustafa Emre Erguvan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Semih Kaman was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Mustafa Emre Erguvan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ceyhan Namal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İsmail Ungur in the 78th minute of the match. İsmail Ungur fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ceyhan Namal having to interfere. When Serdar Kudsi came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the Acipayam FK 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 Serdar Kudsi couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Artova defense, Serdar Kudsi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ceyhan Namal. The Artova fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ceyhan Namal should have stopped the shot. Acun Pektürk kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. Artova's Ahmet Eripek was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Semih Kaman in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 93rd minute, Mustafa Emre Erguvan 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. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.