League Play-Off

Skentepe Cehennemi
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Reis Zafer started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute, Faruk Nafiz Burçak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sokartes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Faruk Nafiz Burçak might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gökmen Asıf. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Faruk Nafiz Burçak ran back to his position shaking his head. When the match clock showed 11 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Reis Zafer sped through Skentepe FK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gökmen Asıf. Kılıç Kutal's late challenge caught a Skentepe FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kılıç Kutal helped the player get up and apologised. After 14 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Sokartes! After 22 minutes of play, Sokartes's Reis Zafer made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gökmen Asıf was left in no man's land by his defense there! Faruk Nafiz Burçak kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. 28 minutes into the match, Şahap Tokuzer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gökmen Asıf. Skentepe FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Şahap Tokuzer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. After 31 played minutes Skentepe FK got a freekick which was hit by Mehmet Emrah Başöz. Barışcan Balamir kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Gökmen Asıf made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Reis Zafer in the 39th minute of play. The supporters of Sokartes booed when Skentepe FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Naim Aktaşlı didn't get a good kick on the ball. Faruk Nafiz Burçak struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Gökmen Asıf didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sokartes. Şahap Tokuzer kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. After the first half Sokartes were leading 1-4. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Bora Han Togay made the kick off in the second half. Skentepe FK's Gökmen Asıf proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save Skentepe FK from getting a goal against them. Erman Acarbey hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. A hard shot 59 in the game by Reis Zafer from a close distance when the talented Gökmen Asıf managed to make a qualified save. Skentepe FK's players were relieved. In the 64th minute of the match, Faruk Nafiz Burçak tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gökmen Asıf saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 65 minutes into the match, Skentepe FK's goalkeeper Gökmen Asıf had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Reis Zafer. After 66 minutes of play, Sokartes's Faruk Nafiz Burçak made it 1-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gökmen Asıf was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rahman Yücesan made in the 69th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Skentepe FK's Mehmet Emrah Başöz. When Skentepe FK's Bora Han Togay in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Sokartes's goalie prevented a goal. After 71 played minutes Sokartes got a freekick which was hit by Serdar Dilşad. A collision led to Sokartes getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Serdar Dilşad hit a great ball. Kılıç Kutal kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Bora Han Togay 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. Reis Zafer succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-7 in the 82nd playminute. Reis Zafer scored 1-8 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Gökmen Asıf, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 94th match minute, Skentepe FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anıl Baran Yafes to maneuver through the defense. A hard shot by Abdurrezzak Işıklı from long distance, 95 minutes into the match, got Gökmen Asıf's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The Skentepe FK fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Sokartes were clearly better and deserved to take the win.