League Play-Off

GATO ARENA
Spectators: 35 (Terracing: 27, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Coşkun Asır got the match started through his kick off. In a very dangerous position, a player in EL GATO fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 5th minute. Penalty! After having played for 11 minutes, Ali Kağan Kaçan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. EL GATO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ali Kağan Kaçan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC AZRA's goalkeeper Cengizhan Aktaşoğlu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 16 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC AZRA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Aras Görkem Göktepe was slow to take the kick. During this time EL GATO's players had a chance to rest. EL GATO's Aras Görkem Göktepe was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Cengizhan Aktaşoğlu in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When Berkay Öztaylan fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored FC AZRA's protests and gave Berkay Öztaylan a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, FC AZRA's Berkay Öztaylan got a free kick in the 20th minute. In the 21st minute, Ali Kağan Kaçan fired away a shot that was totally unreachable for Cengizhan Aktaşoğlu. The ball ended up just outside the left post, and EL GATO's manager could be seen angrily pacing the sidelines. EL GATO's Mustafa Ekrem Sancaktar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cuma Coşkuner in the 23rd minute of play. A collision led to FC AZRA getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Ahmet Harun Temircan hit a great ball. Aras Görkem Göktepe walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Cengizhan Aktaşoğlu made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Ali Kağan Kaçan sent off a good shot on target. When EL GATO's Ferdi Bilkan in 35 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Cengizhan Aktaşoğlu guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Tayyar Çalkın lost his temper 36 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 36th minute of the game. One of FC AZRA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of EL GATO:s goal. FC AZRA:s Cengizhan Aktaşoğlu showed great skill when he stopped Aras Görkem Göktepe:s penalty. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind EL GATO's goalkeeper Mustafa Ekrem Sancaktar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Ali Kağan Kaçan to strike the kick off in the second half. When EL GATO's Zachariasz Roman in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC AZRA's goalie prevented a goal. Mustafa Ekrem Sancaktar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Coşkun Asır's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Cengizhan Aktaşoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zachariasz Roman in the 60th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Coşkun Asır in the 61st minute of play forced EL GATO's goalkeeper Mustafa Ekrem Sancaktar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Coşkun Asır did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Mustafa Ekrem Sancaktar 62 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the FC AZRA defense, Ali Kağan Kaçan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cengizhan Aktaşoğlu. The FC AZRA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cengizhan Aktaşoğlu should have stopped the shot. Coşkun Asır kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. 69 minutes into the match, FC AZRA's goal looked a bit too open when Ali Kağan Kaçan came free, but Cengizhan Aktaşoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Ali Kağan Kaçan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cengizhan Aktaşoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zachariasz Roman in the 75th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, EL GATO's Ferdinand Bekken got a free kick in the 76th minute. Mustafa Ekrem Sancaktar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Davut Selim in the 77th minute of the match. Cengizhan Aktaşoğlu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ali Kağan Kaçan went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. FC AZRA's Cengizhan Aktaşoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rahim Avcu in the 84th minute of play. Berkay Öztaylan hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 85th minute Ali Kağan Kaçan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cengizhan Aktaşoğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mustafa Ekrem Sancaktar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Coşkun Asır in the 88th minute. Cengizhan Aktaşoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ferdi Bilkan in the 91st minute of the match. In the 96th minute Coşkun Asır shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mustafa Ekrem Sancaktar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC AZRA were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over EL GATO's much stronger midfield.