League Play-Off

AZDAVAY ARENA
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when İshak Yağan kicked off to start the match. Aras Bakkalbaşı made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cüneyd Canay in the 3rd minute of play. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind AZDAVAY FC's goalkeeper Aras Bakkalbaşı, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ali Atıf Köken in the 6th minute of play forced AZDAVAY FC's goalkeeper Aras Bakkalbaşı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmet Asım Semim's late challenge caught a AZDAVAY FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmet Asım Semim helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of AZDAVAY FC booed when Kocasinan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Asım Semim didn't get a good kick on the ball. 15 minutes into the game, İshak Yağan lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Ant Akdoğ. After having played for 20 minutes, Vecdet Nevruz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kocasinan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Vecdet Nevruz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 21 minutes into the match, Ardahan Mukbil notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of AZDAVAY FC's Aras Bakkalbaşı. Aras Bakkalbaşı was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. İshak Yağan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. AZDAVAY FC's Aras Bakkalbaşı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vecdet Nevruz in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th match minute, Kocasinan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Asım Semim to maneuver through the defense. When Aktuğ Vefik came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the AZDAVAY FC 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 Aktuğ Vefik couldn't finish the play. Ant Akdoğ showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erim Kirmanşah in the 34th minute of the match. After having played for 35 minutes, İshak Yağan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AZDAVAY FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but İshak Yağan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Ali Atıf Köken fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kocasinan's protests and gave Ali Atıf Köken a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of AZDAVAY FC booed when Kocasinan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Atıf Köken didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ant Akdoğ made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erim Kirmanşah in the 38th minute of play. Ant Akdoğ was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but İshak Yağan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 40 minute of play. Aras Bakkalbaşı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cüneyd Canay, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cüneyd Canay made a kick off. Ali Atıf Köken was shown his second yellow card after 52 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. The supporters of AZDAVAY FC booed when Kocasinan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Atıf Köken didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ant Akdoğ stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of İshak Yağan's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Kocasinan's Ant Akdoğ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İshak Yağan in the 59th minute of play. After 60 played minutes Kocasinan got a freekick which was hit by Varol Türkmen. In the 62ndth minute of the game İshak Yağan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kocasinan's Ant Akdoğ was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by İshak Yağan in the 66th minute of play forced Kocasinan's goalkeeper Ant Akdoğ to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aras Bakkalbaşı made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Şensoy Hasankeyf sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Kocasinan's zone, İshak Yağan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ant Akdoğ came out of the goal and İshak Yağan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, AZDAVAY FC's Aras Bakkalbaşı got control of the ball when Vecdet Nevruz tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 90th minute İshak Yağan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ant Akdoğ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that İshak Yağan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ant Akdoğ was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game.