League Play-Off

Sihhiye Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Batuğ Kurman started the match with the kick off. Burhan Duraks short, quick shot in the 5thth minute got Kılıçalp Yalgın to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Kılıçalp Yalgın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Batuğ Kurman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Coşkun Bahar kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Kılıçalp Yalgın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Batuğ Kurman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mehmet Hakkı Tanın made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anıl Sadi in the 11th minute of play. In the 15th minute Batuğ Kurman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kılıçalp Yalgın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th minute, Ali Orhan Selmi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kılıçalp Yalgın stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Batuğ Kurman's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Coşkun Bahar kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Sihhiye defense, Ceyhan Mete kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mehmet Hakkı Tanın. The Sihhiye fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mehmet Hakkı Tanın should have stopped the shot. If Burhan Durak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Batuğ Kurman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Kılıçalp Yalgın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Sihhiye's zone, Ceyhan Mete stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mehmet Hakkı Tanın came out of the goal and Ceyhan Mete tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. HÜ-LEGEND FC's Necat Acarsoy got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. HÜ-LEGEND FC's Kılıçalp Yalgın proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save HÜ-LEGEND FC from getting a goal against them. Anıl Sadi charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Anıl Sadi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Anıl Sadi hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. Bahtiyar Bozdağ was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 41st played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Kılıçalp Yalgın made an important save on a dangerous shot by Burhan Durak in the 45th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Burhan Durak got free with Kılıçalp Yalgın in the 48th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ceyhan Mete to make the kick off. When Vehdi İğdemir was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 53 minutes had been played. Vehdi İğdemir kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. After having played for 55 minutes, Necat Acarsoy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. HÜ-LEGEND FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Necat Acarsoy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mehmet Hakkı Tanın made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Menderes Arısal in the 58th minute of play. Necat Acarsoy's late challenge caught a Sihhiye's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Necat Acarsoy helped the player get up and apologised. In the 60th minute, Necat Acarsoy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Burhan Durak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kılıçalp Yalgın having to interfere. Ceyhan Mete sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Necat Acarsoy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Mehmet Hakkı Tanın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When HÜ-LEGEND FC's Ceyhan Mete in 71 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Mehmet Hakkı Tanın guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Necat Acarsoy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehmet Hakkı Tanın having to interfere. Kılıçalp Yalgın made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Burhan Durak in the 82nd minute of play. In the 86th minute Müjdat Şener shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kılıçalp Yalgın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Burhan Durak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Burhan Durak in the 89th minute of play forced HÜ-LEGEND FC's goalkeeper Kılıçalp Yalgın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kılıçalp Yalgın made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Burhan Durak in the 96th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched HÜ-LEGEND FC eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.