League Play-Off

HasanB532 Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Abdulbaki Zihni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Battal Gazi Olgunay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 10 minutes into the match, Kocaelispor's goalkeeper Okaner Taran had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mithat Doğanay. In the 13th match minute, Kocaelispor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sait Yalçıner to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mithat Doğanay in the 15th minute of play forced Kocaelispor's goalkeeper Okaner Taran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abdulbaki Zihni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Battal Gazi Olgunay in the 18th minute of the match. In the 19th match minute, Hasanike FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bumin Savtur to maneuver through the defense. Gürsel Hamurcuoğlu made in the 26th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Şaban Yaban. Hasanike FK's Abdulbaki Zihni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Battal Gazi Olgunay in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Melih Cevdet Baltacı in the 31st minute of play forced Hasanike FK's goalkeeper Abdulbaki Zihni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kocaelispor were awarded a corner in the 32th minute after Hasanike FK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Melih Cevdet Baltacı took the corner. After 33 played minutes Hasanike FK got a freekick which was hit by Kılıç Oyalp. Melih Cevdet Baltacı's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abdulbaki Zihni read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. 35 minutes into the match, Battal Gazi Olgunay had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abdulbaki Zihni. Hasanike FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Battal Gazi Olgunay was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 45th minute, Mithat Doğanay 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. Mithat Doğanay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Okaner Taran tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Kocaelispor were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Battal Gazi Olgunay to strike the kick off in the second half. Okaner Taran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mithat Doğanay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Kılıç Oyalp's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Okaner Taran was relentless in the 61st minute of the game. In the 65th match minute, Hasanike FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kılıç Oyalp to maneuver through the defense. 67 minutes into the match, Hasanike FK's goal looked a bit too open when Melih Cevdet Baltacı came free, but Abdulbaki Zihni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mithat Doğanay hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. 70 minutes into the match, Hasanike FK's goalkeeper Abdulbaki Zihni had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Melih Cevdet Baltacı. Abdulbaki Zihni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Melih Cevdet Baltacı in the 73rd minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 74 minutes, Abdulbaki Zihni successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 75th minute, Kocaelispor's Vahap Yunus ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Abdulbaki Zihni. Abdulbaki Zihni yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. Abdulbaki Zihni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Battal Gazi Olgunay in the 82nd minute of the match. A collision led to Kocaelispor getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Gürsel Hamurcuoğlu hit a great ball. The Kocaelispor players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.