League Play-Off

TÜRKTELEKOM STADYUMU
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Zekeriya Taşcan got the match started through his kick off. Erdal Hataylı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yaman Bozdağ in the 11th minute of the match. İlyas Tolga Özil hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Erdal Hataylı didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yaman Bozdağ went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Erdal Hataylı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Şerif Okdağ, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Yaman Bozdağ received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Erdal Hataylı tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, GALATASARAY's Arman Tezkan got a free kick in the 30th minute. Zekeriya Taşcan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 37th minute. Cenk Sezgin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of GALATASARAY booed when Hatay SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Şenol Varan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Güner Yiğiter might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cenk Sezgin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Güner Yiğiter ran back to his position shaking his head. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Şerif Okdağ in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erdal Hataylı prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yaman Bozdağ fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erdal Hataylı having to interfere. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yaman Bozdağ made a kick off. İlyas Tolga Özil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Cenk Sezgin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 59 minutes into the game, Zekeriya Taşcan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GALATASARAY's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Hatay SK the free kick. 72 minutes into the match, GALATASARAY's Zekeriya Taşcan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cenk Sezgin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Erdal Hataylı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yaman Bozdağ in the 73rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arman Tezkan in the 75th minute of play forced Hatay SK's goalkeeper Cenk Sezgin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Hatay SK getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Hüseyin Can Polat hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, GALATASARAY's Arman Tezkan got a free kick in the 83rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in GALATASARAY's zone, Şerif Okdağ stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erdal Hataylı came out of the goal and Şerif Okdağ tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Şenol Varan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Erdal Hataylı tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 96 minutes of play GALATASARAY's Zekeriya Taşcan was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. The supporters of Hatay SK booed when GALATASARAY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 96 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zekeriya Taşcan didn't get a good kick on the ball.