League Play-Off

Üsküp Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Olcay Orkun Sanat made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute Volkan Çavas 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. Koray Masum showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olcay Orkun Sanat in the 6th minute of the match. A collision led to Tepebasi FK getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Şanver Yalap hit a great ball. Tepebasi FK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 12th minute, when Kurtuluş Er scored to the left of an out of position Aydın Oğuzata, making the score, 1-0. Koray Masum showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Volkan Çavas, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. With his leg Aydın Oğuzata managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when Karamanköy's İsrafil Çerağ fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 26th minute, Volkan Çavas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 28 minutes into the match, Tepebasi FK's Volkan Çavas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Koray Masum narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 34 minutes into the game, Kutay Ekin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Karamanköy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tepebasi FK the free kick. After 34 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Karamanköy! Koray Masum went to the wrong direction when İlbey Pekalp was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Volkan Çavas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Koray Masum tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Karamanköy's Koray Masum played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Volkan Çavas in the 40th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Refik Halit Kaveloğlu was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Karamanköy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tepebasi FK the free kick. Tepebasi FK's İlbey Pekalp couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Karamanköy. 48 minutes into the match, Karamanköy's goal looked a bit too open when Volkan Çavas came free, but Koray Masum reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kurtuluş Er made a kick off. Aydın Oğuzata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurtuluş Er in the 54th minute of the match. Kurtuluş Er received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Aydın Oğuzata tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aydın Oğuzata showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İsrafil Çerağ in the 59th minute of the match. If Volkan Çavas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Koray Masum made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olcay Orkun Sanat in the 68th minute of play. 70 minutes into the game, Cavit Toydeniz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Karamanköy's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Tepebasi FK the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Karamanköy fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 70th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Koray Masum, was totally fooled by Tepebasi FK's İlbey Pekalp, who 72 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. Olcay Orkun Sanat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Koray Masum having to interfere. Aydın Oğuzata came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Karamanköy's Kurtuluş Er. But to his dismay, Kurtuluş Er quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. A collision led to Karamanköy getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Batur Sergen hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Tepebasi FK's zone, Kurtuluş Er stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aydın Oğuzata came out of the goal and Kurtuluş Er tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kurtuluş Er in the 92nd minute of play forced Tepebasi FK's goalkeeper Aydın Oğuzata to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 98th minute, İsrafil Çerağ managed to get in a good position for a shot. Karamanköy's supporters rose to their feet, but İsrafil Çerağ was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aydın Oğuzata breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Karamanköy fans cheered their team off the field, for while Tepebasi FK had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.