League Play-Off

Usak
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Kartal Ülkümen started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Kartal Ülkümen scored 0-1 in the 4th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mehmet Halis Bostancıoğlu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Bilge Kağan Yıldızhan came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Usak 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 Bilge Kağan Yıldızhan couldn't finish the play. 15 minutes into the match, Usak's goal looked a bit too open when Kartal Ülkümen came free, but Mehmet Halis Bostancıoğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 18 minutes, Ferhat Başdoğan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Niksar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ferhat Başdoğan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 20th minute, Ferhat Başdoğan 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. Kartal Ülkümen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehmet Halis Bostancıoğlu having to interfere. Seyhun Tongar's late challenge caught a Usak's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Seyhun Tongar helped the player get up and apologised. In the 34th minute of the match Ragıp Öztekin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Mehmet Halis Bostancıoğlu showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ferhat Başdoğan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehmet Halis Bostancıoğlu having to interfere. Mehmet Halis Bostancıoğlu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ferhat Başdoğan's shot from short distance in the 37th minute. Doruk Yağızkan was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Gökhan Saraçoğlu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gökhan Saraçoğlu really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Kartal Ülkümen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Mehmet Halis Bostancıoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Gökhan Saraçoğlu was the one to do the kick off. After 53 minutes of play, Usak's Bilge Kağan Yıldızhan made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Doruk Yağızkan was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 72nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Usak's goalkeeper Mehmet Halis Bostancıoğlu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Asım İhtiyar fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Usak's protests and gave Asım İhtiyar a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Usak getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Asım İhtiyar hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kartal Ülkümen in the 78th minute of play forced Usak's goalkeeper Mehmet Halis Bostancıoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kartal Ülkümen blasted a shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mehmet Halis Bostancıoğlu having to make a save. If Bilge Kağan Yıldızhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gökhan Saraçoğlu in the 88th minute of play forced Niksar's goalkeeper Doruk Yağızkan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ferhat Başdoğan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehmet Halis Bostancıoğlu having to interfere. 98 minutes into the match, Bilge Kağan Yıldızhan notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Niksar's Doruk Yağızkan. Doruk Yağızkan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. For all the effort they put into the match, the Niksar players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Usak.