League Play-Off

APAS CİTY
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Müfit Bozkurt kicked off to start the match. 10 minutes into the match, APASLİFT ELVATOR FC's goal looked a bit too open when Müfit Bozkurt came free, but Azmi Akbuğ reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Semi Bakanay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Azmi Akbuğ having to interfere. Ahmet Hayri Serhan kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. APASLİFT ELVATOR FC's Tayfun Balcı got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 16 minutes into the match, APASLİFT ELVATOR FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Tolga Başeski came free, but Azmi Akbuğ reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Demetevler's Anıl Berk Fırıncı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazım Ayyıldız in the 21st minute of play. Kazım Ayyıldız's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Anıl Berk Fırıncı read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. İrfan Emek hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Hakkı Devrim Tibet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Anıl Berk Fırıncı tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mehmet Ferit Ergüner's late challenge caught a Demetevler's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mehmet Ferit Ergüner helped the player get up and apologised. Arif Buğra Erdoğan shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 35th minute, Aziz Cenger left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Demetevler fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Anıl Berk Fırıncı was a little too slow when Tayfun Balcı got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 38th minute. The score was now 2-1. After some careless play in the APASLİFT ELVATOR FC defense, Semi Bakanay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Azmi Akbuğ. The APASLİFT ELVATOR FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Azmi Akbuğ should have stopped the shot. If Tayfun Balcı had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tayfun Balcı made a kick off. In the 53rd minute, Ahmet Hayri Serhan 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. APASLİFT ELVATOR FC's Hakkı Devrim Tibet got a good chance for a goal in the 55th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Tayfun Balcı's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Anıl Berk Fırıncı was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Kazım Ayyıldız fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Anıl Berk Fırıncı having to interfere. In the 61st minute Müfit Bozkurt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Azmi Akbuğ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmet Tolga Başeski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Azmi Akbuğ made a huge save. A collision led to APASLİFT ELVATOR FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Aytaç Şahan hit a great ball. When the match clock showed 66 minutes, the score became 3-2 when Hakkı Devrim Tibet sped through Demetevler's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Anıl Berk Fırıncı. APASLİFT ELVATOR FC's Aytaç Şahan got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anıl Berk Fırıncı made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atilla Bumin Neyzen in the 71st minute of play. In the 75th minute Aytaç Şahan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Anıl Berk Fırıncı saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 76th minute, Semi Bakanay left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Demetevler fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Azmi Akbuğ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Müfit Bozkurt in the 79th minute of the match. 81 minutes in the game, Semi Bakanay fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Azmi Akbuğ having to interfere. After 83 minutes of play, Demetevler's Ahmet Tolga Başeski made it 3-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Azmi Akbuğ was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 87 minutes, Tayfun Balcı managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. APASLİFT ELVATOR FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tayfun Balcı was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 90 minutes into the match, Kazım Ayyıldız had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anıl Berk Fırıncı. Demetevler's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kazım Ayyıldız was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-4. Müfit Bozkurt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Azmi Akbuğ having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Demetevler's Müfit Bozkurt slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Azmi Akbuğ. That made the score 4-5 after 97 minutes of play. The APASLİFT ELVATOR FC supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Demetevler's performance. The match ended with a win for Demetevler.