League Play-Off

Antalya
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Karadeniz Erkılıç kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Özalp Nevruz during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Hatay's Özalp Nevruz got a free kick in the 3rd minute. After having played for 7 minutes, Karadeniz Erkılıç managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hatay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Karadeniz Erkılıç was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Yetkin Zahir sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 11 played minutes Antalya got a freekick which was hit by Cihangir Yalazan. Mirza Erdesir stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Yetkin Zahir's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Mirza Erdesir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karadeniz Erkılıç in the 18th minute of the match. 22 minutes into the match, Hatay's Yetkin Zahir sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mirza Erdesir narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After a rather tough play, Antalya's Anıl Arda Berkman got a free kick in the 27th minute. Kamuran Ülkümen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Oğuzkan Akcebe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Cenk Has tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 37 played minutes Hatay got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Hafiz Vefi. Ömür Acaroğlu didn't quite understand what happened when in the 39 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. A collision led to Hatay getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Arman İzci hit a great ball. After 46 minutes, Gökçek Yoruç mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Hatay and the Antalya players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 46th match minute, Hatay was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gökçek Yoruç to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Oğuzkan Akcebe to strike the kick off in the second half. Aygün Talat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Karadeniz Erkılıç struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Mirza Erdesir didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hatay. Arman İzci's late challenge caught a Antalya's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arman İzci helped the player get up and apologised. Arman İzci kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. After 62 played minutes, Antalya's Ömür Acaroğlu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Cenk Has came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Antalya reached it. If Karadeniz Erkılıç had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erdal Refik during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 68th minute, Yetkin Zahir left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Hatay fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Hatay's Cenk Has played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Oğuzkan Akcebe in the 86th minute of play. Ahmet Hafiz Vefi succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-3 in the 89th playminute. The audience was convinced that Yetkin Zahir's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mirza Erdesir was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Hatay eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.