League Play-Off

Elbistan Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Türker Keşif kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bayındır Suerdem in the 7th minute of play forced Elbistan Gücü's goalkeeper Seyit Ekiner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Güvenç Akıncıbeyoğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Özer Erez having to interfere. Mustafa Birol Sazak kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Mete Ergüner took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Özer Erez. Özer Erez dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 17 minutes into the match, Elbistan Gücü's goal looked a bit too open when Çetin Yüksel came free, but Seyit Ekiner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Elbistan Gücü's Güvenç Akıncıbeyoğlu got a free kick in the 18th minute. Mete Ergüner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Özer Erez having to interfere. Fikret İhsan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Özer Erez having to interfere. Mete Ergüner recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Fikret İhsan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Özer Erez having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fikret İhsan in the 39th minute of play forced Gürgentep FK's goalkeeper Özer Erez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Numan Pınarbaşı struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Özer Erez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Elbistan Gücü. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fikret İhsan in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Özer Erez saved Gürgentep FK from getting behind. Özer Erez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mete Ergüner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bayındır Suerdem during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. If Fikret İhsan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yusuf Ziya Özalpman kicked well hit freekick during the 57th minute of the match. Özer Erez stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fikret İhsan's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gürgentep FK's goalkeeper Özer Erez, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Güvenç Akıncıbeyoğlu struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Özer Erez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Elbistan Gücü. If Güvenç Akıncıbeyoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 66 minutes of play, Elbistan Gücü's Fikret İhsan made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Özer Erez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Fikret İhsan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Özer Erez having to interfere. 73 minutes into the game, Fikret İhsan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Özer Erez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Özer Erez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mete Ergüner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sebati Aras hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Gürgentep FK's zone, Faik Özboga stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Özer Erez came out of the goal and Faik Özboga tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Fikret İhsan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Elbistan Gücü's supporters rose to their feet, but Fikret İhsan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Özer Erez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 88th minute, Numan Pınarbaşı hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Numan Pınarbaşı came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Elbistan Gücü 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 Numan Pınarbaşı couldn't finish the play. Özer Erez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fikret İhsan in the 95th minute of play. Elbistan Gücü walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.