League Play-Off

Askale
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. Güneş Mukremin started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Yalvac SK's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Mehmet Halis Şahinhan fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Oğuzalp Yazgan kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mehmet Halis Şahinhan got free with Efe Okanalp in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After some careless play in the Askale defense, Nizam Özdel kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Turabi Güdü. The Askale fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Turabi Güdü should have stopped the shot. After a defensive mix-up in Askale's zone, Güneş Mukremin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Turabi Güdü came out of the goal and Güneş Mukremin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Güneş Mukremin in the 19th minute of play forced Askale's goalkeeper Turabi Güdü to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Refik Halit Veli in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Efe Okanalp prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Mehmet Halis Şahinhan struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Efe Okanalp didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Askale. When Mehmet Halis Şahinhan came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Askale fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mehmet Halis Şahinhan couldn't finish the play. Efe Okanalp was a little too slow when Refik Halit Veli got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 31st minute. The score was now 1-1. In the 35th minute, Nizam Özdel made a precise shot to the right of Turabi Güdü. Askale's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Efe Okanalp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Refik Halit Veli in the 38th minute of play. After recieving a nice pass, Askale's Doğukan Uygar tried to score from far away in the 41st minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Efe Okanalp showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Refik Halit Veli, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Refik Halit Veli stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Refik Halit Veli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efe Okanalp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Refik Halit Veli in the 54th minute of play forced Yalvac SK's goalkeeper Efe Okanalp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Askale fans' excitement grew in the 57th match minute when Askale's Refik Halit Veli looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Efe Okanalp didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mehmet Halis Şahinhan went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Güneş Mukremin hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. After having played for 66 minutes, Mehmet Halis Şahinhan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Askale's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mehmet Halis Şahinhan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 67 played minutes Yalvac SK got a freekick which was hit by Rafettin Ünan. Refik Halit Veli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Efe Okanalp having to interfere. Yalvac SK's Efe Okanalp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmet Halis Şahinhan in the 71st minute of play. Turabi Güdü came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Yalvac SK's Nizam Özdel. But to his dismay, Nizam Özdel quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-3. Refik Halit Veli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Efe Okanalp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Mehmet Halis Şahinhan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Askale fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-3. 88 minutes into the match, Yalvac SK's goal looked a bit too open when Refik Halit Veli came free, but Efe Okanalp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nizam Özdel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Turabi Güdü tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.