League Play-Off

Sarayönü Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Numan Akçal made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Sarayönü SK's Türkeş Şanalp ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Tunç Eke. Tunç Eke yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 11 minutes into the match, Sarayönü SK's Türkeş Şanalp sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tunç Eke narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Doğukan Ülken's late challenge caught a Izmirspor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Doğukan Ülken helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Sarayönü SK's Doğukan Ülken got a free kick in the 18th minute. After 19 played minutes, Izmirspor's Zekeriya Cangur shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Üzeyir Ümit came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Izmirspor reached it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ceyhan Balkoç in the 22nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Üzeyir Ümit saved Sarayönü SK from getting behind. Tunç Eke showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Türkeş Şanalp, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. If Numan Akçal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paşa Ali Tosunoğlu scored 2-0 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tunç Eke, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 33 minutes into the match, Paşa Ali Tosunoğlu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tunç Eke. Izmirspor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Paşa Ali Tosunoğlu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After a defensive mix-up in Izmirspor's zone, Paşa Ali Tosunoğlu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tunç Eke came out of the goal and Paşa Ali Tosunoğlu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Türkeş Şanalp to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Sarayönü SK's zone, Ceyhan Balkoç stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Üzeyir Ümit came out of the goal and Ceyhan Balkoç tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yıldırım Uzkan charged in rather forcefully in the 63rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Yıldırım Uzkan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 63 played minutes Izmirspor got a freekick which was hit by Yıldırım Uzkan. Paşa Ali Tosunoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Izmirspor's Tunç Eke played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Türkeş Şanalp in the 68th minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Türkeş Şanalp had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tunç Eke. Izmirspor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Türkeş Şanalp was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. If Türkeş Şanalp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ceyhan Balkoç sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sarayönü SK's goalkeeper Üzeyir Ümit, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sarayönü SK were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Izmirspor for a fine match.