League Play-Off

Topal Osman Stadyumu
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Ahmet Kağan Necip started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Ali Baran Davutoğlu was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 4th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Alkan Sufi. Tarık Tufan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Battal Cüneyt Arslangiray tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute of the match Fındıklı FK got a corner. Pamukkale's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Atak Başbuğoğlu ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 14th minute, Dinç Yenbu made a precise shot to the right of Battal Cüneyt Arslangiray. Fındıklı FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Ali Baran Davutoğlu made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Nurtekin Olcaytug sent off a good shot on target. In the 19th minute Ahmet Kağan Necip shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ali Baran Davutoğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Fındıklı FK's zone, Tarık Tufan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Battal Cüneyt Arslangiray came out of the goal and Tarık Tufan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ahmet Kağan Necip received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Ali Baran Davutoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Pekin Vezir fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pamukkale's protests and gave Pekin Vezir a yellow card for diving instead. In the 26th minute, Pekin Vezir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Nurtekin Olcaytug could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Ali Baran Davutoğlu made a huge save. Battal Cüneyt Arslangiray came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Pamukkale's Tarık Tufan. But to his dismay, Tarık Tufan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Battal Cüneyt Arslangiray showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tarık Tufan, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Battal Cüneyt Arslangiray came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Pamukkale's Tarık Tufan. But to his dismay, Tarık Tufan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. In the 35th minute, Pamukkale's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Nurtekin Olcaytug fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Nurtekin Olcaytug sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Kağan Necip in the 47th minute of play forced Pamukkale's goalkeeper Ali Baran Davutoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tarık Tufan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alkan Sufi hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Battal Cüneyt Arslangiray made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dinç Yenbu in the 52nd minute. In the 55th minute, Nurtekin Olcaytug 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. After having played for 61 minutes, Nurtekin Olcaytug managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Fındıklı FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nurtekin Olcaytug was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Ahmet Kağan Necip put it in 1-3 from a short distance just to the right of Ali Baran Davutoğlu. Nurtekin Olcaytug sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 81 minutes into the match, Pamukkale's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Kağan Necip came free, but Ali Baran Davutoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pekin Vezir was shown his second yellow card after 83 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. After 84 played minutes Pamukkale got a freekick which was hit by Pekin Vezir. The audience was convinced that Nurtekin Olcaytug's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ali Baran Davutoğlu was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Sungurbey Sefer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fındıklı FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Sungurbey Sefer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ali Baran Davutoğlu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Ahmet Kağan Necip had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ahmet Kağan Necip fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Baran Davutoğlu having to interfere. Although Fındıklı FK had been in control for most of the match, Pamukkale still came away with the win.