League Play-Off

Balcova
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Yağızalp Çetinoz got the match started through his kick off. When Hayrettin Çakır fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Balcova SK's protests and gave Hayrettin Çakır a yellow card for diving instead. After 4 played minutes Balcova SK got a freekick which was hit by Hayrettin Çakır. 10 minutes into the match, Lapseki JK's goal looked a bit too open when Talat Sırat came free, but Mustafa Yaşar Tuluk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 11 minutes Lapseki JK's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Tolga İltemur who took care of the corner kick. Tolga İltemur made a great header on Balcova SK's corner, it was just that Lapseki JK's Mustafa Yaşar Tuluk managed to reach the ball for a save. After having played for 14 minutes, Talat Sırat managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Balcova SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Talat Sırat was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Durmuş Kaplan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Balcova SK getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Selim Vargın hit a great ball. Affan Afacan took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 25th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rafet Yöntem. Balcova SK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 30 minutes into the game, Yağızalp Çetinoz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Lapseki JK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Balcova SK the free kick. Yağızalp Çetinoz hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Abdullah Demirağ struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Mustafa Yaşar Tuluk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Balcova SK. Abdullah Demirağ might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mustafa Yaşar Tuluk. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abdullah Demirağ ran back to his position shaking his head. Talat Sırat struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Mustafa Yaşar Tuluk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Balcova SK. Mustafa Yaşar Tuluk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdullah Demirağ in the 36th minute of play. Behiç Bayır might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Mustafa Yaşar Tuluk. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Behiç Bayır ran back to his position shaking his head. Talat Sırat received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Mustafa Yaşar Tuluk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abdullah Demirağ to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Abdullah Demirağ's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mustafa Yaşar Tuluk was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Mustafa Yaşar Tuluk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Talat Sırat in the 55th minute of play. Rafet Yöntem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yağızalp Çetinoz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Yağızalp Çetinoz took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Rafet Yöntem to make any attempt to save it. Talat Sırat struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Mustafa Yaşar Tuluk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Balcova SK. Talat Sırat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Lapseki JK booed when Balcova SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Selim Vargın didn't get a good kick on the ball. Durmuş Kaplan did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-2 to the left of a surprised Rafet Yöntem 80 minutes into the match. 85 minutes into the match, Durmuş Kaplan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rafet Yöntem. Balcova SK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Durmuş Kaplan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Talat Sırat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Lapseki JK supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Lapseki JK would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.