League Play-Off

Kartal Arena
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Gültekin SK's Jacques Hevia started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Gültekin SK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 4th minute, when Ahmet Koralp Işınay scored to the left of an out of position Gong Jun Feng, making the score, 1-0. The supporters of KartallarYüksekucar booed when Gültekin SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacques Hevia didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, Gültekin SK's Gong Jun Feng got control of the ball when Aygün Ergüç tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 12 played minutes Gültekin SK got a freekick which was hit by Aktaç Rüstem. With his leg Gong Jun Feng managed to avoid a goal in the 17thth minute, when KartallarYüksekucar's Atıf Yetkin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, Gültekin SK's Gong Jun Feng got control of the ball when Aygün Ergüç tried to sneak it across the goal line. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gültekin SK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Atıf Yetkin was slow to take the kick. During this time KartallarYüksekucar's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Atıf Yetkin almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Gültekin SK's Gong Jun Feng did a great save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aygün Ergüç got free with Gong Jun Feng in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 25 minutes into the match, Gültekin SK's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Koralp Işınay came free, but Gong Jun Feng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Gültekin SK's Aktaç Rüstem in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye KartallarYüksekucar's goalie prevented a goal. In the 32nd match minute, KartallarYüksekucar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Koralp Işınay to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 34 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Jacques Hevia sped through KartallarYüksekucar's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Dilmen Arslanşah. Gong Jun Feng showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Agah Sarpkan in the 40th minute of the match. 42 minutes had been played when some careless play by Gültekin SK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Atıf Yetkin was slow to take the kick. During this time KartallarYüksekucar's players had a chance to rest. Aygün Ergüç received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Gong Jun Feng tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Gültekin SK's Gong Jun Feng got control of the ball when Aygün Ergüç tried to sneak it across the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Aygün Ergüç stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th match minute, KartallarYüksekucar was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mustafa Necati Durusoy to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in KartallarYüksekucar's zone, Aktaç Rüstem stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dilmen Arslanşah came out of the goal and Aktaç Rüstem tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, KartallarYüksekucar's Hikmet Remiz got a free kick in the 56th minute. After a defensive mix-up in KartallarYüksekucar's zone, Aktaç Rüstem stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dilmen Arslanşah came out of the goal and Aktaç Rüstem tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Aktaç Rüstem's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 60thth minute, Dilmen Arslanşah skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. If Aygün Ergüç had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gültekin SK's Gong Jun Feng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Koralp Işınay in the 65th minute of play. Aktaç Rüstem blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dilmen Arslanşah having to make a save. Agah Sarpkan charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Agah Sarpkan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Agah Sarpkan hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Aktaç Rüstem's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Dilmen Arslanşah was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Mustafa Necati Durusoy tried in the 79th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Dilmen Arslanşah a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 1-2. Gong Jun Feng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aygün Ergüç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacques Hevia in the 93rd minute of play forced KartallarYüksekucar's goalkeeper Dilmen Arslanşah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jacques Hevia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The Gültekin SK supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Gültekin SK would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.