League Play-Off

İstanbul Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gani Emiroğlu got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the match, İstanbul FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Korkut Tolgan came free, but Aktan İltemur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gani Emiroğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. İstanbul FC's Aktan İltemur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gani Emiroğlu in the 9th minute of play. Ahmet Korkut Tolgan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Feyzullay Necati had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 16 minutes into the game, Rafet Turkay was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. İstanbul FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Samandagi the free kick. The supporters of Samandagi booed when İstanbul FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rafet Turkay didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 18 minutes, Ahmet Korkut Tolgan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Samandagi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmet Korkut Tolgan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ahmet Korkut Tolgan in the 23rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Aktan İltemur prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mutlu Sebat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oğuz Halıcı in the 24th minute of play. Aktan İltemur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Korkut Tolgan, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Samandagi's goal looked a bit too open when Oğuz Halıcı came free, but Mutlu Sebat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ahmet Korkut Tolgan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Korkut Tolgan in the 42nd minute of play forced İstanbul FC's goalkeeper Aktan İltemur to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aktan İltemur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Korkut Tolgan, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Aktan İltemur stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gani Emiroğlu's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. Ahmet Korkut Tolgan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aktan İltemur having to interfere. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Oğuz Halıcı made the kick off in the second half. Feyzullay Necati fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mutlu Sebat having to interfere. Aktan İltemur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Şakir Eripek in the 63rd minute of play. After 64 played minutes İstanbul FC got a freekick which was hit by Rafet Turkay. After 65 played minutes Gani Emiroğlu rounded İstanbul FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-1. Ahmet Korkut Tolgan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 70th minute of the match, but Aktan İltemur made a huge save. In the 75th minute, Ahmet Korkut Tolgan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Samandagi fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ejder Orun during the 79th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 80th match minute, Samandagi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ejder Orun to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of İstanbul FC booed when Samandagi was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Şakir Eripek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ahmet Korkut Tolgan scored 0-3 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Aktan İltemur, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ahmet Korkut Tolgan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aktan İltemur having to interfere. When the final whistle sounded Samandagi left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than İstanbul FC.