League Play-Off

Divrigi 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. Yetkin Muhteşem started the match with the kick off. Hızır Sahadettin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Recai Özgulec tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Hızır Sahadettin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ali Erdem Menderes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yetkin Muhteşem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ali Erdem Menderes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yetkin Muhteşem, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. In the 25th minute, Nurkan Okcan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Recai Özgulec was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in Sirkeci's zone, Cafer Refah stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ali Erdem Menderes came out of the goal and Cafer Refah tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Yetkin Muhteşem's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ali Erdem Menderes was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Ali Erdem Menderes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yetkin Muhteşem, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. If Yetkin Muhteşem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yetkin Muhteşem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Ali Erdem Menderes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Hızır Sahadettin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Recai Özgulec showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hızır Sahadettin in the 57th minute of the match. After 59 minutes of play, Sirkeci's Nurkan Okcan made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Recai Özgulec was left in no man's land by his defense there! A hard shot 63 in the game by Nurkan Okcan from a close distance when the talented Recai Özgulec managed to make a qualified save. Divrigi FK's players were relieved. Recai Özgulec took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hızır Sahadettin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nurkan Okcan in the 66thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Recai Özgulec, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. If Nurkan Okcan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cafer Refah received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Ali Erdem Menderes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Erdem Menderes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yetkin Muhteşem in the 88th minute of the match. Hüseyin Rahmi Gazzal kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Hızır Sahadettin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Recai Özgulec came out and tried to block the shot, but Hızır Sahadettin slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 92nd minute. The Sirkeci supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Sirkeci would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.