League Play-Off

Emotep Stadium
Spectators: 36 (Terracing: 28, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Brayden McPaul kicked off to start the match. Fernanco Muslera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wilfredo Bengolea in the 8th minute of play. In the 12th minute Ryan Giggs 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. Kağan Özok received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Fernanco Muslera tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Elazizspor's Aydın Tecimen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gencer Hüdayioğlu in the 17th minute of play. If Zsolt Kis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 21st minute, Brayden McPaul left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Emotep SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Aydın Tecimen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gencer Hüdayioğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zsolt Kis fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fernanco Muslera having to interfere. With a little luck, Elazizspor's Aydın Tecimen got control of the ball when Brayden McPaul tried to sneak it across the goal line. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Elazizspor's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Hasan Hüseyin Başol was slow to take the kick. During this time Emotep SK's players had a chance to rest. Arif Nihat Soyuer hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Brayden McPaul got free with Aydın Tecimen in the 40th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Brayden McPaul in the 40th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aydın Tecimen saved Elazizspor from getting behind. When the match clock showed 40 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Brayden McPaul sped through Elazizspor's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Aydın Tecimen.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Wilfredo Bengolea to make the kick off. Brayden McPaul sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 52nd minute Ryan Giggs 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. After 55 played minutes Emotep SK got a freekick which was hit by Hasan Hüseyin Başol. In the 56th minute, one of Emotep SK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Emotep SK. Aydın Tecimen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Çetin Onar went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Fernanco Muslera was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jass Kapella showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 66 minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Elazizspor's zone, Gencer Hüdayioğlu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aydın Tecimen came out of the goal and Gencer Hüdayioğlu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 71 minutes into the match, Brayden McPaul had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Aydın Tecimen. Elazizspor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Brayden McPaul was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. 75 minutes into the game, Emotep SK's Ryan Giggs nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Aydın Tecimen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. Emotep SK made a substitution. Sezen Erencan replaced Ali Atıf Rasi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Özgür Acunalp in the 85th minute of play forced Elazizspor's goalkeeper Aydın Tecimen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kağan Özok's late challenge caught a Emotep SK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kağan Özok helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Elazizspor's Kağan Özok got a free kick in the 86th minute. Kağan Özok hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. Thanks to some nice moves Wilfredo Bengolea could shoot a difficult shot in the 89th minute, which Fernanco Muslera however easily saved by the left post. Elazizspor's Aydın Tecimen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Salih Çapan in the 94th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Salih Çapan in the 95th minute of play forced Elazizspor's goalkeeper Aydın Tecimen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 97 minutes into the match, Elazizspor's goal looked a bit too open when Salih Çapan came free, but Aydın Tecimen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the referee ended the match the Emotep SK players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.