League Play-Off

Merter
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Baran Bilge Sarıalp kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes into the match, Uygur Onurad dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fazlı Tayfun, 1-0. In the 9th minute Uygur Onurad shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fazlı Tayfun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute, Ahmet Gökalp Esentürk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Sarayburnu's Fazlı Tayfun got control of the ball when Baran Bilge Sarıalp tried to sneak it across the goal line. Fazlı Tayfun made an important save on a dangerous shot by Baran Bilge Sarıalp in the 23rd minute. Fazlı Tayfun made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hidayet Başay in the 25th minute of play. Fazlı Tayfun was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Hidayet Başay showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 28 minute of play. Burç Onul sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 35th minute Sungur Eraslan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erdal Acıbadem saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Sarayburnu booed when Merter was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osman Tolunay didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Burç Onul in the 42nd minute of play forced Merter's goalkeeper Erdal Acıbadem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Sarayburnu's Ahmet Gökalp Esentürk got a free kick in the 45th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The wind increased when Sungur Eraslan made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Bilgehan Kuntay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sungur Eraslan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 55thth minute, Erdal Acıbadem skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Uygur Onurad scored 3-1 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fazlı Tayfun, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Fazlı Tayfun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uygur Onurad in the 68th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Sarayburnu's goal looked a bit too open when Uygur Onurad came free, but Fazlı Tayfun reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Osman Ali Zahir fell near the penalty area in the 74th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Merter's protests and gave Osman Ali Zahir a yellow card for diving instead. Ahmet Gökalp Esentürk hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hidayet Başay in the 78th minute of play forced Sarayburnu's goalkeeper Fazlı Tayfun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Sarayburnu defense, Uygur Onurad kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Fazlı Tayfun. The Sarayburnu fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Fazlı Tayfun should have stopped the shot. A collision led to Sarayburnu getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Necip Tokuzer hit a great ball. In the 91st minute, Uygur Onurad left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Merter fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. Fazlı Tayfun showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baran Bilge Sarıalp in the 94th minute of the match. Halil Sav hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. When Hidayet Başay came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Merter 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 Hidayet Başay couldn't finish the play. Merter walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.