League Play-Off

Kazan
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Erol Erokay kicked off to start the match. When the match had gone on for 4 minutes, Mücahit Boğatekin put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Bahadırhan Tahsin. A collision led to Sahinbey JK getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Duran Sertel hit a great ball. In the 10th match minute, Sahinbey JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Ali Başbuğoğlu to maneuver through the defense. After 15 minutes of play, Kazan's Mücahit Boğatekin made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bahadırhan Tahsin was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, Sahinbey JK's Mustafa Emre Kaygun got a free kick in the 17th minute. With his leg Bahadırhan Tahsin managed to avoid a goal in the 19thth minute, when Kazan's Mücahit Boğatekin fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Gürbüz Tarhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erol Erokay in the 20th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Kazan's Ahmet Göktuğ Nedret got a free kick in the 20th minute. Mücahit Boğatekin who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 24thth minute tested the skills of Bahadırhan Tahsin when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Sahinbey JK's zone, Mücahit Boğatekin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bahadırhan Tahsin came out of the goal and Mücahit Boğatekin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Mücahit Boğatekin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mücahit Boğatekin came free with the goalkeeper in the 37th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Bahadırhan Tahsin could save by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Sahinbey JK's zone, Mücahit Boğatekin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bahadırhan Tahsin came out of the goal and Mücahit Boğatekin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 40th minute, Ayberk Muhteşem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kazan's Şadi Yuluğ got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ayberk Muhteşem during the 42nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Mücahit Boğatekin in the 46thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bahadırhan Tahsin, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 47 minutes of play, Sahinbey JK's Ahmet Ali Başbuğoğlu made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gürbüz Tarhan was left in no man's land by his defense there! The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mücahit Boğatekin to make the kick off. In the 56th minute, Ümit Ege 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. Bahadırhan Tahsin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hikmet Yalaza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 64th minute, Ahmet Göktuğ Nedret managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kazan's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmet Göktuğ Nedret was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bahadırhan Tahsin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Serhan Tokkan hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Mücahit Boğatekin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bahadırhan Tahsin was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. After 70th play minutes Mücahit Boğatekin shot 3-1, a short shot which went by Bahadırhan Tahsin and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 76thth minute of the game Mücahit Boğatekin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sahinbey JK's Bahadırhan Tahsin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Mücahit Boğatekin in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bahadırhan Tahsin saved Sahinbey JK from getting behind. In the 79th minute, Mücahit Boğatekin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Kazan fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. Serhan Tokkan charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Serhan Tokkan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mücahit Boğatekin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Bahadırhan Tahsin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aykut Yurtsever kicked well hit freekick during the 92nd minute of the match. When the referee ended the match the Kazan players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.