League Play-Off

Basciftlik Stadium
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Besim Sidal started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Basciftlik FK's Vedat Açar got a free kick in the 4th minute. Vedat Açar kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. In the 12th minute Besim Sidal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murathan İskandil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Balamir Dural showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Emir Erdem, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Sercan Tayfun hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. A sloppy throw-in by Bedih Uruk in the 28th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Mendes's Osman Taşan. After 29 minutes, Ali Emir Erdem made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Basciftlik FK's Balamir Dural tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Balamir Dural showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ali Emir Erdem in the 33rd minute of the match. In the 34th minute, Ercüment Bostancı ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Murathan İskandil was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Besim Sidal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match had gone on for 40 minutes, Ahmet Danış Eğriöz took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Murathan İskandil to make any attempt to save it. Balamir Dural made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilgaz Demircan in the 45th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ilgaz Demircan was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Vedat Açar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murathan İskandil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ilgaz Demircan scored 2-3 in the 59th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Balamir Dural, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ali Emir Erdem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Balamir Dural having to interfere. In the 66th minute Ahmet Danış Eğriöz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Murathan İskandil saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Basciftlik FK booed when Mendes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Osman Nuri Akçakıl didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vedat Açar hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Ali Emir Erdem's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Balamir Dural read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. Ilgaz Demircan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Balamir Dural tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Balamir Dural didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ali Emir Erdem went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. Ali Emir Erdem recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Balamir Dural took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilgaz Demircan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilgaz Demircan in the 83rd minute of play forced Basciftlik FK's goalkeeper Balamir Dural to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Balamir Dural took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ilgaz Demircan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 90th match minute, Basciftlik FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ercüment Bostancı to maneuver through the defense. 91 minutes into the match, Basciftlik FK's goalkeeper Balamir Dural had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ali Emir Erdem. Sercan Tayfun might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Balamir Dural. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sercan Tayfun ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Basciftlik FK's Vedat Açar got a free kick in the 95th minute. After taking down the ball on Mendes's corner Osman Taşan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Balamir Dural quite easily take care of the ball. When the match was over Mendes could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Basciftlik FK throughout the match.