League Play-Off

Kula 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. Erdoğan Bengisoy started the match with the kick off. 6 minutes into the game, Niksar's İlyas Orcun nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cevahir Uğurlubay made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Raik Ömür was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Erdoğan Bengisoy capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Erdoğan Bengisoy really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Raik Ömür showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erdoğan Bengisoy in the 16th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Osman Nuri Şerif during the 17th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Osman Nuri Şerif hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Özden Secaat charged in rather forcefully in the 21st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Özden Secaat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Niksar booed when Kula FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Özden Secaat didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 26 minutes of play, Kula FK's Celil Tavgaç made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Raik Ömür was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Celil Tavgaç came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Kula FK 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 Celil Tavgaç couldn't finish the play. Cengizhan İdil fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cevahir Uğurlubay having to interfere. After 38 played minutes Niksar got a freekick which was hit by Mustafa Necati Seyban. Raik Ömür made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erdoğan Bengisoy in the 39th minute of play. Cevahir Uğurlubay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İlyas Orcun in the 41st minute of the match. Cevahir Uğurlubay stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of İlyas Orcun's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. 47 minutes into the match, Kula FK's Özden Secaat sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Raik Ömür narrowly saved just below the crossbar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The Niksar fans' excitement grew in the 52nd match minute when Niksar's İlyas Orcun looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 60th minute, Celil Tavgaç 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. Cevahir Uğurlubay made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when İlyas Orcun sent off a good shot on target. In the 65th minute, İlyas Orcun made a precise shot to the right of Cevahir Uğurlubay. Kula FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. Erdoğan Bengisoy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Raik Ömür having to interfere. Erdoğan Bengisoy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Raik Ömür tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Niksar getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Cengizhan İdil hit a great ball. Cevahir Uğurlubay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cengizhan İdil, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute.