League Play-Off

MRY Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Ahmet Baki Kutlan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 4th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match clock showed 6 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Cabbar Şükür sped through Merya SK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bora Ülkü. Bora Ülkü showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hıdır Toköz, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Bora Ülkü showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hıdır Toköz in the 14th minute of the match. Aslanapa JK's Derviş İhtişam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmet Özsahin in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th minute Cabbar Şükür shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bora Ülkü saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Merya SK's Bora Ülkü played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hıdır Toköz in the 23rd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Merya SK's goal looked a bit too open when Halit Fahri Çetinsu came free, but Bora Ülkü reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Hıncal Beysun fell near the penalty area in the 24th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Merya SK's protests and gave Hıncal Beysun a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Merya SK's Hıncal Beysun got a free kick in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cabbar Şükür in the 27th minute of play forced Merya SK's goalkeeper Bora Ülkü to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bora Ülkü came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Aslanapa JK's Cabbar Şükür. But to his dismay, Cabbar Şükür quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 32nd minute, Baha Sarıalp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bora Ülkü took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Derya Özbilge, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yetkiner Sungur hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. After recieving a nice pass, Aslanapa JK's Şehzade Serdinç tried to score from far away in the 40th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 43 minutes into the match, Merya SK's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Baki Kutlan came free, but Bora Ülkü reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cabbar Şükür in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bora Ülkü prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 0-3 came in the 47th minute when Derya Özbilge all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Bora Ülkü.

After a rather tough play, Merya SK's Yetkiner Sungur got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Bora Ülkü made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şehzade Serdinç in the 55th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Cabbar Şükür had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bora Ülkü. Merya SK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cabbar Şükür was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Bora Ülkü showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Halit Fahri Çetinsu in the 60th minute of the match. In the 62nd minute Halit Fahri Çetinsu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bora Ülkü saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute, Merya SK's Yetkiner Sungur seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Yetkiner Sungur the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Merya SK protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Yetkiner Sungur had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. The referee gave Aslanapa JK a penalty, 66 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Şehzade Serdinç, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Merya SK's Bora Ülkü. 0-5. After 68 played minutes Aslanapa JK got a freekick which was hit by Halit Fahri Çetinsu. In the 71st minute Halit Fahri Çetinsu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bora Ülkü saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 74 minutes into the match, Merya SK's goalkeeper Bora Ülkü had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cabbar Şükür. Bora Ülkü was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Halit Fahri Çetinsu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Halit Fahri Çetinsu really showed his touch with that goal: 0-6. After 87 played minutes Alkan Uyar rounded Merya SK's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-7. 92 minutes into the game, Aslanapa JK's Cabbar Şükür nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bora Ülkü made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-8. If Baha Sarıalp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aslanapa JK played a much better game than Merya SK and deserved their victory. The Merya SK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.