League Play-Off

Akyurt Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aytuğ Çoğa took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 4 minutes, Güney Gökçek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Güzelyali SK and the Akyurt players grew even worse after the yellow card. Güney Gökçek hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After 6 minutes, Fazlı Sebati mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Akyurt and the Güzelyali SK players grew even worse after the yellow card. 6 minutes into the game, one of Akyurt:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. İlhan Hikmettin walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. 11 minutes into the match, Orçun Pekol had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zikri Bakanay. Akyurt's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Orçun Pekol was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. If Orçun Pekol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Akyurt defense, Doğaner Şirvan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zikri Bakanay. The Akyurt fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zikri Bakanay should have stopped the shot. Aytuğ Çoğa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Güzelyali SK's Uğurcan Rafih played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aytuğ Çoğa in the 26th minute of play. Ferman Şerhenk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 31 minutes into the match, Güzelyali SK's goal looked a bit too open when Aytuğ Çoğa came free, but Uğurcan Rafih reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Orçun Pekol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Güzelyali SK getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Güney Gökçek hit a great ball. Erkin Çağman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zikri Bakanay having to interfere. Doğaner Şirvan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zikri Bakanay having to interfere. If Doğaner Şirvan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Orçun Pekol was the one to do the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Akyurt's goalkeeper Zikri Bakanay had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Orçun Pekol. After a rather tough play, Güzelyali SK's Güney Gökçek got a free kick in the 56th minute. Ferman Şerhenk struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Uğurcan Rafih didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Akyurt. After a defensive mix-up in Akyurt's zone, Doğaner Şirvan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zikri Bakanay came out of the goal and Doğaner Şirvan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ferman Şerhenk struck a weak shot in the 69th minute. Uğurcan Rafih didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Akyurt. 71 minutes into the match, Akyurt's goal looked a bit too open when Orçun Pekol came free, but Zikri Bakanay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ferman Şerhenk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Doğaner Şirvan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zikri Bakanay having to interfere. In the 90th minute Orçun Pekol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zikri Bakanay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Doğaner Şirvan came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Güzelyali SK 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 Doğaner Şirvan couldn't finish the play. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Orçun Pekol took a quick shot and it went in 0-3 without a chance for Zikri Bakanay to make any attempt to save it. When the match was over Güzelyali SK could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Akyurt throughout the match.