League Play-Off

Akyazı Arena
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alejo Otsando took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Alejo Otsando had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. AKÇEŞMESPOR's Cláudio Taffarel proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 3rd minute of the match, managed to save AKÇEŞMESPOR from getting a goal against them. Cláudio Taffarel was a little too slow when Alejo Otsando got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 9th minute. The score was now 1-0. Yunus Civan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Meriç Özsen in the 12th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 16th minute of the game. One of AKÇEŞMESPOR:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Trabzonspor:s goal. The score was 2-0 after a penalty in the 17th minute, where Trabzonspor:s Alejo Otsando tricked AKÇEŞMESPOR:s Cláudio Taffarel with a difficult ball by the left post. When Trabzonspor's Alejo Otsando in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AKÇEŞMESPOR's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alejo Otsando in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cláudio Taffarel prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Yunus Civan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Meriç Özsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cláudio Taffarel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alejo Otsando in the 27th minute. Meriç Özsen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yunus Civan having to interfere. In the 35th minute Alejo Otsando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute Alejo Otsando shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Taffarel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Meriç Özsen made a kick off. In the 56th minute, Alejo Otsando 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. 59 minutes into the match, AKÇEŞMESPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Ataman Kutun came free, but Cláudio Taffarel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in AKÇEŞMESPOR's zone, Alejo Otsando stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cláudio Taffarel came out of the goal and Alejo Otsando tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vitaliy Grischenko sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fırat Elhan in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cláudio Taffarel saved AKÇEŞMESPOR from getting behind. Cláudio Taffarel came out of the goal in the 80th minute to try and stop a shot by Trabzonspor's Fırat Elhan. But to his dismay, Fırat Elhan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. Yunus Civan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehmet Hakkı Suhan in the 88th minute of the match. Fırat Elhan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fırat Elhan in the 91st minute of play forced AKÇEŞMESPOR's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Trabzonspor getting a freekick after 93 minutes play. Bedrettin Özaktuğ hit a great ball. Trabzonspor's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.