League Play-Off

Havran Stadium
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. Oğuzer Yağızbay started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the game, one of Havran:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 5th minute there was a penalty for Side. Cemal Ekincioğlu stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Bayındır Şükrü. 0-1. If Lütfü Geylanlar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lütfü Geylanlar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yiğit Osman having to interfere. After some careless play in the Havran defense, Oğuzer Yağızbay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bayındır Şükrü. The Havran fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bayındır Şükrü should have stopped the shot. In the 17th minute Oğuzer Yağızbay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bayındır Şükrü saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Oğuzalp Oğuzman blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bayındır Şükrü having to make a save. If Oğuzer Yağızbay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 19th match minute, Havran was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Refik Tanın to maneuver through the defense. Lütfü Geylanlar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Yiğit Osman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lütfü Geylanlar in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yiğit Osman saved Side from getting behind. Bayındır Şükrü didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Umur Nevsal went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. Side's Oğuzalp Oğuzman got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Havran players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Side were winning 0-3.

When Lütfü Geylanlar came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Havran 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 Lütfü Geylanlar couldn't finish the play. Yiğit Osman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lütfü Geylanlar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bayındır Şükrü made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Oğuzalp Oğuzman sent off a good shot on target. The audience was convinced that Oğuzer Yağızbay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bayındır Şükrü was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Lütfü Geylanlar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yiğit Osman having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Side's zone, Lütfü Geylanlar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yiğit Osman came out of the goal and Lütfü Geylanlar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lütfü Geylanlar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yiğit Osman having to interfere. Oğuzer Yağızbay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bayındır Şükrü having to interfere. In the 93rd match minute, Side was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Polat Akbudun to maneuver through the defense. Lütfü Geylanlar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Yiğit Osman tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The Side players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.