League Play-Off

Balat Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Behzat Ruşen kicked off to start the match. In the 5th minute Kunter Çetintürk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rüştü Akçakaya saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 9 minutes, Behzat Ruşen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Balat's supporters crossed their fingers, but Behzat Ruşen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Battal Cüneyt Dahi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Behzat Ruşen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 13 minutes, Ziya Erdoğan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Emirgazi and the Balat players grew even worse after the yellow card. Behzat Ruşen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22nd minute Emirgazi were awarded a corner. Batıkan Balabey went to the cornerflag to take it. Akay Akçınar thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Rüştü Akçakaya, a very annoying self made goal in the 23rd minute which led to 0-1. After some careless play in the Balat defense, Ahmet Korkut Gülle kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rüştü Akçakaya. The Balat fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rüştü Akçakaya should have stopped the shot. Rüştü Akçakaya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kunter Çetintürk in the 31st minute of the match. Lemi Berkkan struck a weak shot in the 32nd minute. Rüştü Akçakaya didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Emirgazi. In the 35th minute, Behzat Ruşen 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. Atalay Cömert struck a weak shot in the 37th minute. Battal Cüneyt Dahi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Balat. Ahmet Korkut Gülle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rüştü Akçakaya having to interfere. After having played for 46 minutes, Lemi Berkkan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Emirgazi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Lemi Berkkan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Atalay Cömert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kunter Çetintürk stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bilge Tuyuğ during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Bilge Tuyuğ hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 59thth minute of the game Behzat Ruşen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Emirgazi's Battal Cüneyt Dahi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. If Lemi Berkkan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 64 minutes into the match, Emirgazi's goal looked a bit too open when Atalay Cömert came free, but Battal Cüneyt Dahi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 65 minutes of play, Balat's Atalay Cömert made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Battal Cüneyt Dahi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Rüştü Akçakaya stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Lemi Berkkan's shot from short distance in the 74th minute. 84 minutes into the match, Balat's goalkeeper Rüştü Akçakaya had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lemi Berkkan. Ahmet Korkut Gülle fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rüştü Akçakaya having to interfere. Gazanfer Özcan Karan hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. In the 92nd match minute, Emirgazi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zikri Sezgen to maneuver through the defense. When the final whistle sounded Emirgazi left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Balat.