League Play-Off

Istinye 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. Ensar Miran started the match with the kick off. Hamza İlkan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Recai Ülkü having to interfere. Recai Ülkü took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdurrahim Özdek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Hamza İlkan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Recai Ülkü was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. Melik Timurcan made a fantastic save in the 20th minute, when Basri Şahit sent off a good shot on target. 23 minutes into the match, Istinye SK's goal looked a bit too open when Hamza İlkan came free, but Recai Ülkü reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Recai Ülkü made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hamza İlkan in the 26th minute of play. In the 26th minute, Cevahir Ülküm hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Hamza İlkan came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the Yenimahalle 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 Hamza İlkan couldn't finish the play. Recai Ülkü showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamza İlkan, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. Abdurrahim Özdek took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Recai Ülkü. Recai Ülkü dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Gürcan Ulukaan kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. When Cevahir Ülküm fell near the penalty area in the 37th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Istinye SK's protests and gave Cevahir Ülküm a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Istinye SK getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Basri Suerkan hit a great ball. If Hamza İlkan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abdurrahim Özdek stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Hamza İlkan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Recai Ülkü was relentless in the 51st minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ensar Miran in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Melik Timurcan saved Yenimahalle from getting behind. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bilge Erbatur during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 55th match minute, Yenimahalle was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bilge Erbatur to maneuver through the defense. In the 56th minute, Basri Şahit made a precise shot to the right of Melik Timurcan. Yenimahalle's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 61st minute, Abdurrahim Özdek reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Recai Ülkü. The goal made the score 1-2. 65 minutes into the match, Istinye SK's goal looked a bit too open when Abdurrahim Özdek came free, but Recai Ülkü reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 70 minutes into the match, Istinye SK's goal looked a bit too open when Hamza İlkan came free, but Recai Ülkü reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cevahir Ülküm kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Recai Ülkü made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hamza İlkan in the 74th minute. If Hamza İlkan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdurrahim Özdek in the 85th minute of play forced Istinye SK's goalkeeper Recai Ülkü to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hamza İlkan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Recai Ülkü tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yenimahalle's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.