League Play-Off

ATATÜRK STADI
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Meriç Özsen started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Friedrich Nietzsche in the 5th minute of play forced !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's goalkeeper Nizam Soner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Nereo Luke in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AKÇEŞMESPOR's goalie prevented a goal. Nereo Luke spun around in front of the goal 7 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of AKÇEŞMESPOR's goal. 9 minutes into the game, Meriç Özsen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Nizam Soner was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 13 minutes in the game Charlie Frisk did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Laureano Lisboa. Cláudio Taffarel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nereo Luke in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th minute !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU were awarded a corner. Bobby Pires went to the cornerflag to take it. Bobby Pires made a great header on !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's corner, it was just that AKÇEŞMESPOR's Cláudio Taffarel managed to reach the ball for a save. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Lisandro Stephen managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Laureano Lisboa in the 19 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nereo Luke in the 20th minute of play forced AKÇEŞMESPOR's goalkeeper Cláudio Taffarel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Nizam Soner proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU from getting a goal against them. Cláudio Taffarel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nereo Luke, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Friedrich Nietzsche in the 25th minute of play forced !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's goalkeeper Nizam Soner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. AKÇEŞMESPOR were awarded a corner in the 27th minute after !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Daniel Almeida took the corner. Nizam Soner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Meriç Özsen, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. After 29 minutes, Nereo Luke mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU and the AKÇEŞMESPOR players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 29th match minute, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nereo Luke to maneuver through the defense. Nizam Soner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Hakkı Suhan, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. 33 minutes into the game, Nereo Luke cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Cláudio Taffarel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A sloppy throw-in by Vitaliy Grischenko in the 37th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Lisandro Stephen. When Nereo Luke came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU 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 Nereo Luke couldn't finish the play. In the 44th minute Friedrich Nietzsche shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nizam Soner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 45 minutes into the match, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Nereo Luke sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Cláudio Taffarel narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Nereo Luke sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. AKÇEŞMESPOR's Cláudio Taffarel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nereo Luke in the 47th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The audience was convinced that Nereo Luke's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cláudio Taffarel was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's goalkeeper Nizam Soner, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With an all-out effort, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Cláudio Taffarel threw himself towards the right post 58 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Nereo Luke, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Bobby Pires sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nizam Soner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deivid De Souza in the 79th minute of the match. A collision led to !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Lisandro Stephen hit a great ball. After having played for 86 minutes, Nereo Luke managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nereo Luke was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Vitaliy Grischenko made in the 87th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Bobby Pires. Nereo Luke recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Nizam Soner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mehmet Hakkı Suhan in the 91st minute of play. In the 92nd minute Nereo Luke 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 94th minute, !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU's Nereo Luke ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Cláudio Taffarel. Cláudio Taffarel yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-4. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU made a substitution. Orhan Veli Tunçkurt replaced Jindřich Páral. !!KARAGÜLLE İMPARATORLUĞU played a much better game than AKÇEŞMESPOR and deserved their victory. The AKÇEŞMESPOR players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.