League Play-Off

Üsküp Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) adige spor kulubu's Zühtü Özkutlu 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. Kutay Ekin's late challenge caught a adige spor kulubu's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kutay Ekin helped the player get up and apologised. Hidayet Özsu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İsrafil Çerağ in the 7th minute of the match. Koray Masum showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şükrü Aliyar, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Şükrü Aliyar struck a weak shot in the 12th minute. Koray Masum didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for adige spor kulubu. 19 minutes had been played when some careless play by Karamanköy's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Atilla Bumin Baykutay was slow to take the kick. During this time adige spor kulubu's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Atilla Bumin Baykutay got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Koray Masum quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Koray Masum showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Akif Saygılı, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. If Yenal Aytuğ had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Karamanköy's Refik Halit Kaveloğlu got a free kick in the 24th minute. 26 minutes into the match, Şükrü Aliyar had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Koray Masum. Karamanköy's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Şükrü Aliyar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Karamanköy's Koray Masum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İbrahim Aktar in the 29th minute of play. A collision led to Karamanköy getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Refik Halit Kaveloğlu hit a great ball. Şükrü Aliyar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Koray Masum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. İbrahim Aktar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Koray Masum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Karamanköy's zone, Zühtü Özkutlu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Koray Masum came out of the goal and Zühtü Özkutlu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Şükrü Aliyar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Koray Masum showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şükrü Aliyar, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Refik Halit Kaveloğlu's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Hidayet Özsu firmly grabbed it by the left post.

In the 53rd minute İsrafil Çerağ shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hidayet Özsu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Karamanköy's goalkeeper Koray Masum, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 58th minute İbrahim Aktar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Koray Masum saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 59 minutes, Şükrü Aliyar managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. adige spor kulubu's supporters crossed their fingers, but Şükrü Aliyar was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yenal Aytuğ's late challenge caught a Karamanköy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yenal Aytuğ helped the player get up and apologised. In the 63rd match minute, adige spor kulubu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yenal Aytuğ to maneuver through the defense. adige spor kulubu's Hidayet Özsu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurtuluş Er in the 64th minute of play. When Şükrü Aliyar came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the adige spor kulubu 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 Şükrü Aliyar couldn't finish the play. Hidayet Özsu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kurtuluş Er in the 69th minute of play. İbrahim Aktar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by İbrahim Aktar in the 71st minute of play forced Karamanköy's goalkeeper Koray Masum to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Zühtü Özkutlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Şükrü Aliyar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Koray Masum made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Şükrü Aliyar kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Koray Masum. That made the score 0-3 in the 83 minute of play. Zühtü Özkutlu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 86th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 92 minutes into the match, Karamanköy's goalkeeper Koray Masum had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yenal Aytuğ. adige spor kulubu's Şükrü Aliyar got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. İlker Pekinturk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Koray Masum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. adige spor kulubu's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.