League Play-Off

Özvatan Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Asım Arif Özok got the match started through his kick off. Günalp Sebukalp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Asım Arif Özok, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Behçet Tuğra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 8 minutes of play, Tokat's Ali Orhan İnegöllü made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Günalp Sebukalp was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Özvatan SK booed when Tokat was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Enis Acarbay didn't get a good kick on the ball. Günalp Sebukalp stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Asım Arif Özok's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. In the 17th minute, Asım Arif Özok left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tokat fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Tansel İshak was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Ahmet Kağan İlbaşı. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Behçet Tuğra during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Tokat booed when Özvatan SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Behçet Tuğra didn't get a good kick on the ball. Günalp Sebukalp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ali Orhan İnegöllü, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tansel İshak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Okanay Pekalp in the 31st minute of play. Ali Orhan İnegöllü hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute, Yağız Özok hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Okanay Pekalp to make the kick off. If Okanay Pekalp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Okanay Pekalp in the 54th minute of play forced Tokat's goalkeeper Tansel İshak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ali Orhan İnegöllü fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Günalp Sebukalp having to interfere. In the 58th match minute, Özvatan SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Asım Arif Özengin to maneuver through the defense. Asım Arif Özengin hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Günalp Sebukalp acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 61st minute, took the ball on the long shot from Erman Yalazabey. When Tokat's Asım Arif Özok in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Özvatan SK's goalie prevented a goal. Garip Aydıntan charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Garip Aydıntan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Özvatan SK's Garip Aydıntan got a free kick in the 63rd minute. Ali Orhan İnegöllü struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Günalp Sebukalp didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Tokat. In the 67th minute, Asım Arif Özengin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Okanay Pekalp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Özvatan SK's Asım Arif Özengin got his second yellow card of the match in the 74th minute. The referee ordered Asım Arif Özengin off the ground. After 74 played minutes Özvatan SK got a freekick which was hit by Asım Arif Özengin. An unexpectedly hard shot by Asım Arif Özok in the 75th minute of play forced Özvatan SK's goalkeeper Günalp Sebukalp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Asım Arif Özok received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Günalp Sebukalp came out and tried to block the shot, but Asım Arif Özok slotted it home off the left post making it 0-4 in the 77th minute. After 80 played minutes Tokat got a freekick which was hit by Asım Arif Özok. Buğrahan Tandoğan kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. When Okanay Pekalp came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Özvatan 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 Okanay Pekalp couldn't finish the play. Ali Orhan İnegöllü could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Günalp Sebukalp made a huge save. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Özvatan SK's goalkeeper Günalp Sebukalp, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 95th minute, Erman Yalazabey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Özvatan SK supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Tokat's performance. The match ended with a win for Tokat.