League Play-Off

Saricakaya Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Nihat Baykal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abbas Tahsin, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. When Mehmet Osman Dadaloğlu came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Pehlivanköy JK 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 Mehmet Osman Dadaloğlu couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Saricakaya's zone, Mehmet Osman Dadaloğlu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nihat Baykal came out of the goal and Mehmet Osman Dadaloğlu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Abbas Tahsin came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Pehlivanköy JK 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 Abbas Tahsin couldn't finish the play. Sungurbey Kınay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Anıl Baran Dündaroğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pehlivanköy JK's Anıl Baran Dündaroğlu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Pehlivanköy JK from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Pehlivanköy JK booed when Saricakaya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 16 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vecdi Başeğmez didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nihat Baykal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abbas Tahsin, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Nihat Baykal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehmet Osman Dadaloğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Sungurbey Kınay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Abbas Tahsin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mehmet Osman Dadaloğlu in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nihat Baykal saved Saricakaya from getting behind. The Saricakaya players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pehlivanköy JK were winning 0-1.

Sungurbey Kınay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Anıl Baran Dündaroğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mehmet Osman Dadaloğlu in the 56th minute of play forced Saricakaya's goalkeeper Nihat Baykal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Vecdi Başeğmez fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Saricakaya's protests and gave Vecdi Başeğmez a yellow card for diving instead. 59 minutes into the match, Pehlivanköy JK's Melih Mürşit broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. If Sungurbey Kınay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mehmet Osman Dadaloğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nihat Baykal having to interfere. Mehmet Osman Dadaloğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 68th minute. Nihat Baykal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mehmet Osman Dadaloğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Nihat Baykal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Abbas Tahsin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pehlivanköy JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Abbas Tahsin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nihat Baykal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The supporters of Pehlivanköy JK booed when Saricakaya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Vecdi Başeğmez didn't get a good kick on the ball. 82 minutes into the match, Saricakaya's goal looked a bit too open when Mehmet Osman Dadaloğlu came free, but Nihat Baykal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute, Sungurbey Kınay got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Pehlivanköy JK played a much better game than Saricakaya and deserved their victory. The Saricakaya players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.