League Play-Off

SerteK Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) In the 6th minute of the match Ender Baltaş sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Dorival Pitta skillfully saved the ball. In the 11th minute, Necip Başar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Davut Kabil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Dorival Pitta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tuğrul Ankara was a little too slow when Suat Bozoğlu got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 14th minute. The score was now 1-0. After a rather tough play, SerteK SK's Berke Tongal got a free kick in the 17th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ömer Rıza Akad in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Dorival Pitta saved SerteK SK from getting behind. 30 minutes into the match, Ömer Rıza Akad notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of SerteK SK's Dorival Pitta. Dorival Pitta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Menemen JK getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. Fethi Öksal hit a great ball. Menemen JK's Tuğrul Ankara played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Suat Bozoğlu in the 41st minute of play. In the 41st match minute, Menemen JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erol Bayer to maneuver through the defense. Erol Bayer struck a weak shot in the 47th minute. Dorival Pitta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Menemen JK. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Suat Bozoğlu to strike the kick off in the second half. SerteK SK's Suat Bozoğlu got a good chance for a goal in the 51st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Dorival Pitta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ömer Rıza Akad in the 53rd minute of the match. SerteK SK's Dorival Pitta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save SerteK SK from getting a goal against them. If Suat Bozoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Erol Bayer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hakan Değirmenci fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tuğrul Ankara having to interfere. Ömer Rıza Akad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 66th minute, Menemen JK's Davut Kabil ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Dorival Pitta. Dorival Pitta yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Suat Bozoğlu put it in 3-2 from a short distance just to the right of Tuğrul Ankara. After 72 minutes of play, Menemen JK's Erol Bayer made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dorival Pitta was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of SerteK SK booed when Menemen JK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erol Bayer didn't get a good kick on the ball. 76 minutes into the match, Menemen JK's goal looked a bit too open when Suat Bozoğlu came free, but Tuğrul Ankara reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute, Davut Kabil ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dorival Pitta was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-4. SerteK SK's Dorival Pitta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ömer Rıza Akad in the 83rd minute of play. Ömer Rıza Akad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Dorival Pitta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Menemen JK eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.