League Play-Off

Fikret Stadyumu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Behçet Nezihi made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Harmanlık SK 's Alperen Hakim got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Ercüment Akalın made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hayrettin Tekrim in the 5th minute of play. When Manisa United's Hayrettin Tekrim in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Harmanlık SK 's goalie prevented a goal. 13 minutes into the game, Manisa United's Hayrettin Tekrim nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ercüment Akalın made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. In the 16th minute Stasio Bartoszek shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercüment Akalın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18thth minute of the game Stasio Bartoszek who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Harmanlık SK 's Ercüment Akalın was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hayrettin Tekrim took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ercüment Akalın. Ercüment Akalın dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. Ercüment Akalın made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stasio Bartoszek in the 22nd minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Harmanlık SK 's goal looked a bit too open when Hayrettin Tekrim came free, but Ercüment Akalın reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute, Hayrettin Tekrim left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Manisa United fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. In the 33rd minute Oğuz Eldemir shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercüment Akalın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Hayrettin Tekrim put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Ercüment Akalın. When the match clock showed 39 minutes, the score became 0-6 when Hayrettin Tekrim sped through Harmanlık SK 's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Ercüment Akalın. Sakut İlhanoğlu charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Sakut İlhanoğlu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 42nd minute, Sakut İlhanoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ercüment Akalın made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hayrettin Tekrim in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute Hayrettin Tekrim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ercüment Akalın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ercüment Akalın showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hayrettin Tekrim in the 48th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-6 lead.

With an all-out effort, Manisa United's Ercüment Akalın threw himself towards the right post 51 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Stasio Bartoszek, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. With his leg Ercüment Akalın managed to avoid a goal in the 56thth minute, when Manisa United's Hayrettin Tekrim fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 59th minute, Cemalettin Özerkmen 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. After some careless play in the Harmanlık SK defense, Oğuz Eldemir kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ercüment Akalın. The Harmanlık SK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ercüment Akalın should have stopped the shot. Ercüment Akalın made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Hayrettin Tekrim sent off a good shot on target. Harmanlık SK 's Ercüment Akalın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Göran Lind in the 68th minute of play. Ercüment Akalın was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hayrettin Tekrim showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-8 in the 73 minute of play. Ercüment Akalın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stasio Bartoszek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute, Hayrettin Tekrim made a precise shot to the right of Ercüment Akalın. Harmanlık SK 's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-9. Poyraz Çerağ hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Ercüment Akalın was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Hayrettin Tekrim capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Hayrettin Tekrim really showed his touch with that goal: 0-10. 93 minutes into the match, Hayrettin Tekrim notched a goal, 0-11, to the right of Harmanlık SK 's Ercüment Akalın. Ercüment Akalın was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hayrettin Tekrim in the 96th minute of play forced Harmanlık SK 's goalkeeper Ercüment Akalın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manisa United's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.