League Play-Off

Hozat Gençlik Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Reha Öztek started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reha Öztek in the 5th minute of play forced Hozat Gençlik's goalkeeper Sancarbey Dizdar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the game, Alaybey Spor's Reha Öztek nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sancarbey Dizdar made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Reha Öztek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sancarbey Dizdar having to interfere. In the 9th match minute, Alaybey Spor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gafur Muhteşem to maneuver through the defense. If Reha Öztek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Denizhan Toktamış kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Alaybey Spor's zone, Samir Orkut stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tamer Kutcan came out of the goal and Samir Orkut tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 20 minutes into the match, Alaybey Spor's goalkeeper Tamer Kutcan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mehdi Ak. In the 25th minute Reha Öztek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sancarbey Dizdar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mehdi Ak could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Tamer Kutcan made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Hozat Gençlik's Cengiz Baler got a free kick in the 35th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reha Öztek in the 37th minute of play forced Hozat Gençlik's goalkeeper Sancarbey Dizdar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Reha Öztek had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sancarbey Dizdar. Hozat Gençlik's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Reha Öztek was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Mehdi Ak shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mehdi Ak made a kick off. Sancarbey Dizdar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Reha Öztek in the 53rd minute. Reha Öztek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sancarbey Dizdar having to interfere. In the 62nd minute, Denizhan Toktamış hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 71st match minute, Hozat Gençlik was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cengiz Baler to maneuver through the defense. In the 73rd play minute Reha Öztek came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Sancarbey Dizdar. 0-3. Reha Öztek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sancarbey Dizdar having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 81 minutes, Sancarbey Dizdar successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Samir Orkut sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 89th minute, Samir Orkut 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. Tamer Kutcan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mehdi Ak in the 95th minute of the match. The Hozat Gençlik manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Alaybey Spor to win.