League Play-Off

Ihsangazi Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yıldıray Vecdi took the kick off in the first half of the match. 5 minutes into the match, Erzincan's goal looked a bit too open when Yıldıray Vecdi came free, but Ali Emir Nizami reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. İlbey Bilge recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Aziz Hadim's late challenge caught a Ihsangazi's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Aziz Hadim helped the player get up and apologised. In the 14th minute, Aziz Hadim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Saadettin Eskioğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Ihsangazi's Ahmet Asım İşbilir couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 17th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Erzincan. If Yıldıray Vecdi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arda Baybars Toycan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İlbey Bilge, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Mehmet Şefik Cengaver sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Erzincan's Tuncer Cumali got a free kick in the 24th minute. After having played for 26 minutes, Yıldıray Vecdi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ihsangazi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yıldıray Vecdi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Mehmet Şefik Cengaver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. İlbey Bilge sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erzincan's Ali Emir Nizami played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yıldıray Vecdi in the 36th minute of play. In the 38th minute, Yıldıray Vecdi 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. A collision led to Erzincan getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Ahmet Refik Uğurata hit a great ball. 41 minutes into the match, Ihsangazi's Yıldıray Vecdi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ali Emir Nizami narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ali Emir Nizami showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yıldıray Vecdi, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Aytaç Karaca to strike the kick off in the second half. Arda Baybars Toycan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İlbey Bilge, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. If Aytaç Karaca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ali Emir Nizami made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mehmet Şefik Cengaver in the 57th minute of play. With a little luck, Ihsangazi's Arda Baybars Toycan got control of the ball when İlbey Bilge tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 68th minute, Aytaç Karaca 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. Saadettin Eskioğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arda Baybars Toycan having to interfere. After having played for 77 minutes, Yıldıray Vecdi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ihsangazi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yıldıray Vecdi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. İlbey Bilge recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mehmet Şefik Cengaver sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erzincan's Ali Emir Nizami played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmet Şefik Cengaver in the 90th minute of play. In the 95th minute, İlbey Bilge left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Erzincan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Erzincan's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.