League Play-Off

Gakgoşlar Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Arhavi FK's Atıf Akdamar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jass Kapella in the 13th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Hüseyin Rahmi Birhan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aydın Tecimen was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Wilfredo Bengolea hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. When Arhavi FK's Hüseyin Rahmi Birhan in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Elazizspor's goalie prevented a goal. When Arhavi FK's Hüseyin Rahmi Birhan in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Elazizspor's goalie prevented a goal. In the 22nd minute Yücel Uğurata shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aydın Tecimen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atıf Akdamar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wilfredo Bengolea in the 24th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 26 minutes, Hüseyin Rahmi Birhan put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Aydın Tecimen. Aydın Tecimen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hüseyin Rahmi Birhan in the 28th minute of play. Jass Kapella received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Atıf Akdamar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aydın Tecimen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yücel Uğurata in the 32nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hıncal Karanalp in the 34th minute of play forced Elazizspor's goalkeeper Aydın Tecimen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zsolt Kis got free with Atıf Akdamar in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Anıl Baran Sami's late challenge caught a Arhavi FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Anıl Baran Sami helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in Elazizspor fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 37th minute. Penalty! Aydın Tecimen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yücel Uğurata, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. The supporters of Elazizspor booed when Arhavi FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Asım Aybar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kağan Özok could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Atıf Akdamar made a huge save.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Wilfredo Bengolea stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Hüseyin Rahmi Birhan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 55th minute of the match, but Aydın Tecimen made a huge save. In the 56th minute Wilfredo Bengolea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Atıf Akdamar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Elazizspor's Zsolt Kis got a free kick in the 64th minute. If Yücel Uğurata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Wilfredo Bengolea scored 1-1 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Atıf Akdamar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gaffar Aydıntan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Aydın Tecimen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aydın Tecimen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yücel Uğurata in the 74th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Arhavi FK's zone, Wilfredo Bengolea stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Atıf Akdamar came out of the goal and Wilfredo Bengolea tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hüseyin Rahmi Birhan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Aydın Tecimen came out and tried to block the shot, but Hüseyin Rahmi Birhan slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 78th minute. Aydın Tecimen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hıncal Karanalp in the 81st minute. 83 minutes into the match, Jass Kapella had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Atıf Akdamar. Arhavi FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jass Kapella was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Wilfredo Bengolea in the 86th minute of play forced Arhavi FK's goalkeeper Atıf Akdamar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Elazizspor's Aydın Tecimen got control of the ball when Hıncal Karanalp tried to sneak it across the goal line. Hıncal Karanalp could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Aydın Tecimen made a huge save. Aydın Tecimen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yücel Uğurata in the 89th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Elazizspor's Tayyip Erdoğan got a free kick in the 91st minute. Aydın Tecimen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hıncal Karanalp in the 92nd minute. In the 94th minute of the match, Hüseyin Rahmi Birhan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Aydın Tecimen saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Jass Kapella hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match.