League Play-Off

Muhsin YAZICIOĞLU
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Lucas Moura made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rdth minute of the game Arif Gaffar Beyan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gürsu JK's Marek Raschke was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 4th minute, Lucas Moura made a precise shot to the right of Kuddusî Ciner. Yiğidolar FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Lucas Moura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Lucas Moura managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gürsu JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Lucas Moura was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kuddusî Ciner breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Ahmet Ozan Perinçek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Birsel Karakan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 20 minutes into the match, Asım Tuğcu notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Gürsu JK's Marek Raschke. Marek Raschke was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Gürsu JK getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Lucas Moura hit a great ball. 28 minutes into the match, Yiğidolar FK's goal looked a bit too open when Lucas Moura came free, but Kuddusî Ciner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mehmet Sayıl hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Arif Gaffar Beyan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marek Raschke was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. After taking down the ball on Yiğidolar FK's corner Arif Gaffar Beyan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marek Raschke quite easily take care of the ball. After 38 played minutes Gürsu JK got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Ozan Perinçek. Asım Tuğcu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marek Raschke having to interfere. Asım Tuğcu kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 43rdth minute. Though ot was a great shot Gürsu JK's keeper Marek Raschke was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. Kuddusî Ciner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucas Moura, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Marek Raschke came out of the goal in the 48th minute to try and stop a shot by Yiğidolar FK's Asım Tuğcu. But to his dismay, Asım Tuğcu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Gürsu JK's Marek Raschke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Asım Tuğcu in the 54th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Batıhan Yaltır got free with Kuddusî Ciner in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 63rd minute, İlyas Kayan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marek Raschke was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. Marek Raschke showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arif Gaffar Beyan in the 71st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Asım Tuğcu in the 75th minute of play forced Gürsu JK's goalkeeper Marek Raschke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the game, Batıhan Yaltır was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Gürsu JK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yiğidolar FK the free kick. Batıhan Yaltır hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Marek Raschke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arif Gaffar Beyan, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After a rather tough play, Gürsu JK's Metehan Eldemir got a free kick in the 79th minute. With a little luck, Yiğidolar FK's Kuddusî Ciner got control of the ball when Birsel Karakan tried to sneak it across the goal line. After some careless play in the Gürsu JK defense, Asım Tuğcu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marek Raschke. The Gürsu JK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marek Raschke should have stopped the shot. Marek Raschke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Asım Tuğcu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Asım Tuğcu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marek Raschke having to interfere. After 94 played minutes Gürsu JK got a freekick which was hit by Lucas Moura. Arif Gaffar Beyan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Gürsu JK getting a freekick after 96 minutes play. Batıhan Yaltır hit a great ball. There was no doubt that Yiğidolar FK were the better team. Yiğidolar FK's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.