League Play-Off

UZUNDÜZ ARENA
Spectators: 38 (Terracing: 29, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ture Nordal made the kick off which started today's match. If Ture Nordal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 7 minutes into the match, ESPİYEM 28's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelmalek Banouas came free, but Atıf Mertoğul reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Atıf Mertoğul took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdelmalek Banouas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atıf Mertoğul showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ture Nordal in the 14th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ture Nordal in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Atıf Mertoğul saved ESPİYEM 28 from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Tayyar Tunay managed to get in a good position for a shot. ESPİYEM 28's supporters rose to their feet, but Tayyar Tunay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Naci Lütfi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Mondi Drogba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Naci Lütfi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mondi Drogba in the 24th minute of the match. After 25 minutes I AM NOT NORMAL's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Müfit Sıraç who took care of the corner kick. Atıf Mertoğul took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mustafa Namık Tunç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atıf Mertoğul made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ture Nordal in the 30th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mondi Drogba got free with Naci Lütfi in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind I AM NOT NORMAL's goalkeeper Naci Lütfi, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 40 minutes, Barlas İsmet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. I AM NOT NORMAL's supporters crossed their fingers, but Barlas İsmet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mondi Drogbas short, quick shot in the 43rdth minute got Naci Lütfi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Atıf Mertoğul showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdelmalek Banouas in the 45th minute of the match. Jimeno Tiniebra hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Atıf Mertoğul made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Abdelmalek Banouas sent off a good shot on target. Naci Lütfi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mondi Drogba in the 54th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mondi Drogba in the 57th minute of play forced I AM NOT NORMAL's goalkeeper Naci Lütfi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Naci Lütfi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mondi Drogba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atıf Mertoğul made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Abdelmalek Banouas sent off a good shot on target. In the 59th minute of the match, Ture Nordal got a very nice opportunity to score, but Atıf Mertoğul was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Mondi Drogba hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, ESPİYEM 28's Korhan Hafi got a free kick in the 63rd minute. When Vecdet Okutman came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the I AM NOT NORMAL 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 Vecdet Okutman couldn't finish the play. In the 68th minute, Mondi Drogba hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. I AM NOT NORMAL's Naci Lütfi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tayyar Tunay in the 72nd minute of play. Naci Lütfi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mondi Drogba's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. In the 77th minute, Mondi Drogba made a precise shot to the right of Naci Lütfi. I AM NOT NORMAL's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. If Mondi Drogba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mondi Drogba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Korhan Hafi charged in rather forcefully in the 90th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Korhan Hafi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Korhan Hafi hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Ture Nordal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atıf Mertoğul was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Despite being the better team, I AM NOT NORMAL failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.