League Play-Off

SARAY ARENA
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Inácio Romero made the kick off which started today's match. Fricson Arintero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tolga Sezen having to interfere. Tolga Sezen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gencal Özalpman, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Imperial Football Club's Ferid Pakel quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Mustafa Oğuz Pekalp, made in the 13th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fricson Arintero in the 15th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tolga Sezen saved Saray Spor from getting behind. When Imperial Football Club's Gencal Özalpman in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Saray Spor's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Inácio Romero in the 24th minute of play forced Imperial Football Club's goalkeeper Fahrettin Karin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fahrettin Karin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inácio Romero in the 30th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 30 minutes, Fahrettin Karin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 35 minutes, Rasim Dinç mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Imperial Football Club and the Saray Spor players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Imperial Football Club's Rasim Dinç got a free kick in the 36th minute. Gencal Özalpman struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Tolga Sezen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Imperial Football Club. If Alpertunga Hakim had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Fricson Arintero to make the kick off. Tolga Sezen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gencal Özalpman went, in the 51st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Nazil Dündaroğlu might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tolga Sezen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nazil Dündaroğlu ran back to his position shaking his head. If Fricson Arintero had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tolga Sezen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gencal Özalpman, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 67th minute, Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fahrettin Karin saved Imperial Football Club from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Saray Spor's Şehzade Gençyaz got a free kick in the 72nd minute. Fahrettin Karin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Inácio Romero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Saray Spor were awarded a corner in the 76th minute after Imperial Football Club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu took the corner. The corner led Saray Spor's Ahmet Sedat Acemoğlu to fire away a dangerous shot which Fahrettin Karin despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Saray Spor's goal looked a bit too open when Nazil Dündaroğlu came free, but Tolga Sezen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 81st minute Alpertunga Hakim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fahrettin Karin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tolga Sezen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gencal Özalpman in the 83rd minute. Gencal Özalpman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Davut Tutkun made in the 95th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Fricson Arintero immediately put the ball in play.