League Play-Off

Alaca Stadium
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Alaca SK's Abdi Uçhan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 8th minute, Coşkun Esentürk 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. Abdi Uçhan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Akkus getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Barbaros Derem hit a great ball. Okanay Cesman kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Ekber Sırat stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Soner Kutlay's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. 20 minutes into the game, Akkus's Soner Kutlay nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ekber Sırat made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Soner Kutlay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Ekber Sırat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ekber Sırat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Coşkun Esentürk in the 28th minute of play. Ekber Sırat stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Soner Kutlay's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. Ekber Sırat came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Akkus's Coşkun Esentürk. But to his dismay, Coşkun Esentürk quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 40th minute Coşkun Esentürk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ekber Sırat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 46th minute, Soner Kutlay left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Akkus fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Coşkun Esentürk made a kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Barbaros Derem during the 55th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Akkus getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Barbaros Derem hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdi Uçhan in the 59th minute of play forced Akkus's goalkeeper Osman Nuri Yersel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute Abdi Uçhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Osman Nuri Yersel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 61 played minutes Akkus got a freekick which was hit by Barbaros Derem. Alaca SK's Şenel Değirmenci got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Soner Kutlay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ekber Sırat having to interfere. Coşkun Esentürk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Soner Kutlay's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ekber Sırat read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 69th minute of play. Şenel Değirmenci struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Osman Nuri Yersel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Alaca SK. When Soner Kutlay fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Akkus's protests and gave Soner Kutlay a yellow card for diving instead. Soner Kutlay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Ekber Sırat made a huge save. Ekber Sırat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Coşkun Esentürk in the 83rd minute of play. With his leg Ekber Sırat managed to avoid a goal in the 86thth minute, when Akkus's Soner Kutlay fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Alaca SK's Ekber Sırat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Coşkun Esentürk in the 88th minute of play. Coşkun Esentürk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Ekber Sırat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Akkus's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.