League Play-Off

Elazigspor Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cemalettin Rikap got the match started through his kick off. After 6 played minutes Elazigspor FK got a freekick which was hit by Baykan Sirer. In the 7th minute of the match Bayram Cevahir sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Arif Çelebi Zihni skillfully saved the ball. Cemalettin Rikap received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Arif Çelebi Zihni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aras Görkem Öksüz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arif Çelebi Zihni having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aras Görkem Öksüz in the 12th minute of play forced Elazigspor FK's goalkeeper Arif Çelebi Zihni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cemalettin Rikap fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arif Çelebi Zihni having to interfere. Arif Çelebi Zihni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aras Görkem Öksüz in the 16th minute of the match. Arif Çelebi Zihni showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cemalettin Rikap, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Arif Çelebi Zihni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baturay Ulusu in the 22nd minute of the match. Elazigspor FK's Karhan Sağan was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 33rd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 39th minute Aras Görkem Öksüz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arif Çelebi Zihni saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cemalettin Rikap received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Arif Çelebi Zihni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 46th minute, Cemalettin Rikap managed to get in a good position for a shot. Melikgazi FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Cemalettin Rikap was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arif Çelebi Zihni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Karhan Sağan to make the kick off. After 53 minutes, Karhan Sağan made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Melikgazi FK's Macit Beşer tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Melikgazi FK's Cemalettin Rikap got a free kick in the 62nd minute. A collision led to Melikgazi FK getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Basri Turbay hit a great ball. If Karhan Sağan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Melikgazi FK getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Cemalettin Rikap hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Karhan Sağan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Macit Beşer was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. If Cemalettin Rikap had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Berke Akkoyun's late challenge caught a Elazigspor FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Berke Akkoyun helped the player get up and apologised. Berke Akkoyun hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Elazigspor FK defense, Aras Görkem Öksüz kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arif Çelebi Zihni. The Elazigspor FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arif Çelebi Zihni should have stopped the shot. The supporters of Elazigspor FK booed when Melikgazi FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bayram Cevahir didn't get a good kick on the ball. Melikgazi FK's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.