League Play-Off

Kars Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Konyaspor's Kutlu Övünç played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Binali Ünzil in the 5th minute of play. Münir Dinç sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Seçkin Ahıska charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Seçkin Ahıska the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 12th match minute, Konyaspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Seçkin Ahıska to maneuver through the defense. Binali Ünzil received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Kutlu Övünç tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute, Münir Dinç made a precise shot to the right of Varol Kaşif. Kars's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Kutlu Övünç showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Binali Ünzil, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. The audience was convinced that Alkan Balabey's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Varol Kaşif was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. Cemil Şiraz kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Kars's Mehmet Arınç got a free kick in the 27th minute. 28 minutes into the match, Konyaspor's Aytuğ Tandoğan broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Münir Dinç in the 29th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Varol Kaşif saved Kars from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ahmet Reha Sadri got free with Kutlu Övünç in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When Konyaspor's Alkan Balabey in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kars's goalie prevented a goal. In the 36th minute, Münir Dinç made a precise shot to the right of Varol Kaşif. Kars's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 43 minutes into the game, Aytuğ Tandoğan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Konyaspor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kars the free kick. In a very dangerous position, a player in Konyaspor fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 43rd minute. Penalty! After the first half Konyaspor were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

If Münir Dinç had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alkan Balabey could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Varol Kaşif made a huge save. In the 60th minute, Ensar Aktürk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Münir Dinç 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. A collision led to Kars getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Mehmet Arınç hit a great ball. 72 minutes into the match, Kars's goalkeeper Varol Kaşif had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Münir Dinç. Münir Dinç blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Varol Kaşif having to make a save. Alkan Balabey received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Varol Kaşif tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Münir Dinç received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Varol Kaşif tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aytuğ Tandoğan hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. An unexpected shot in the 88th minute by Alkan Balabey got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. 90 minutes into the match, Münir Dinç had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Varol Kaşif. Kars's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Münir Dinç was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-4. Konyaspor played a much better game than Kars and deserved their victory. The Kars players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.