League Play-Off

Ceyhan Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Halim Torlak made the kick off and thus started the match. After 5 minutes, Nejat Alp Temizkan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Anafartalar and the Ceyhan players grew even worse after the yellow card. With his leg Korkut Yanal managed to avoid a goal in the 10thth minute, when Ceyhan's Alim Kuthan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 12th minute, İshak Onursu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 13th minute, Alim Kuthan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ceyhan's supporters rose to their feet, but Alim Kuthan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Korkut Yanal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Olcay Orkun Suer came out of the goal in the 16th minute to try and stop a shot by Anafartalar's Halim Torlak. But to his dismay, Halim Torlak quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Ceyhan's Olcay Orkun Suer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Özdemir Çeliksu in the 19th minute of play. Halim Torlak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olcay Orkun Suer having to interfere. Olcay Orkun Suer made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Halim Torlak in the 34th minute of play. In the 34th match minute, Ceyhan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İsmet Talayman to maneuver through the defense. Nejat Alp Karaca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Korkut Yanal having to interfere. Nejat Alp Karaca could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 47th minute of the match, but Korkut Yanal made a huge save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nejat Alp Karaca to make the kick off. When Alim Kuthan came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Ceyhan 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 Alim Kuthan couldn't finish the play. Korkut Yanal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alim Kuthan's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Ceyhan's zone, Özdemir Çeliksu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olcay Orkun Suer came out of the goal and Özdemir Çeliksu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Anafartalar's İshak Onursu got a free kick in the 61st minute. Ceyhan's Çağlar Özyurt couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Anafartalar. When Özdemir Çeliksu came up free with the goalie in the 63rd minute, the Anafartalar 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 Özdemir Çeliksu couldn't finish the play. Halim Torlak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olcay Orkun Suer having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 72nd minute by Özdemir Çeliksu got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 79 minutes into the match, Anafartalar's goal looked a bit too open when Nejat Alp Karaca came free, but Korkut Yanal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Reşat Çalkın kicked well hit freekick during the 85th minute of the match. Alim Kuthan took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Korkut Yanal. Korkut Yanal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. 92 minutes into the match, Nejat Alp Karaca notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Anafartalar's Korkut Yanal. Korkut Yanal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Ceyhan's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.