League Play-Off

Van
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Suluova JK's Selmi Hekim 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. With a little luck, Suluova JK's Vatan Apaydın got control of the ball when Özal Ulualp tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Van's Gazanfer Özcan Kelim in the 10th minute got a chance for a shot 10th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Suluova JK's goalie prevented a goal. In the 12th minute, Önder Eripek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Suluova JK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gazanfer Özcan Kelim in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vatan Apaydın saved Suluova JK from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samim Uğurlubey during the 32nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 32nd minute of the game. One of Suluova JK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Van:s goal. Selmi Hekim sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Önder Eripek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Kutalp Öztanır tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gazanfer Özcan Kelim in the 42nd minute of play forced Suluova JK's goalkeeper Vatan Apaydın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alptuğ Özan during the 44th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 43rd minute, one of Suluova JK: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 Suluova JK. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gazanfer Özcan Kelim to make the kick off. Van's Gazanfer Özcan Kelim got a good chance for a goal in the 53rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Van's Orhan Veli Iğdırlı in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Suluova JK's goalie prevented a goal. 56 minutes into the match, Suluova JK's goal looked a bit too open when Gazanfer Özcan Kelim came free, but Vatan Apaydın reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Suluova JK's goal looked a bit too open when Gazanfer Özcan Kelim came free, but Vatan Apaydın reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 64 minutes into the game, Orhan Veli Iğdırlı was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Van's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Suluova JK the free kick. Orhan Veli Iğdırlı kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. When Selmi Hekim came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Suluova JK 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 Selmi Hekim couldn't finish the play. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Van's goalkeeper Kutalp Öztanır, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Vatan Apaydın made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orhan Veli Iğdırlı in the 70th minute of play. Selmi Hekim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Kutalp Öztanır tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Gazanfer Özcan Kelim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vatan Apaydın made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gazanfer Özcan Kelim in the 89th minute of play. Orhan Veli Iğdırlı fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vatan Apaydın having to interfere. Gazanfer Özcan Kelim received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Vatan Apaydın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 95 minutes into the game, Van's Orhan Veli Iğdırlı nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vatan Apaydın made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1.