League Play-Off

Yeni Mahalle Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Refik Şenbay made the kick off and thus started the match. 12 minutes into the match, Erciyes Spor's goalkeeper Abdülhak Kumuk had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Refik Şenbay. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Refik Şenbay put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Abdülhak Kumuk. In the 17th match minute, Erciyes Spor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Battal Seyyit Turaç to maneuver through the defense. Abdülhak Kumuk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Refik Şenbay, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Erciyes Spor's zone, Iordache Negulescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdülhak Kumuk came out of the goal and Iordache Negulescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 26th match minute, Yenimahallespor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mustafa Ekrem Şemsifer to maneuver through the defense. Dante Cugat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurtuluş Acıbadem in the 28th minute of the match. In the 30th minute Kurtuluş Acıbadem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Cugat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 32nd minute Erciyes Spor were awarded a corner. Emrah Tanyel went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nurtekin Topuz in the 37th minute of play forced Yenimahallespor's goalkeeper Dante Cugat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yenimahallespor's Dante Cugat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bülent Salur in the 40th minute of play. Battal Seyyit Turaç hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute, Iordache Negulescu 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. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kurtuluş Acıbadem to make the kick off. Iordache Negulescu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 51st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With an all-out effort, Erciyes Spor's Dante Cugat threw himself towards the right post 53 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kurtuluş Acıbadem, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nurtekin Topuz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Dante Cugat made a huge save. Dante Cugat showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kurtuluş Acıbadem in the 63rd minute of the match. Yenimahallespor's Dante Cugat proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Yenimahallespor from getting a goal against them. After 66 played minutes Yenimahallespor got a freekick which was hit by Hüseyin Turan Özkoc. After 82 minutes, Iordache Negulescu made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Erciyes Spor's Abdülhak Kumuk tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. When Kurtuluş Acıbadem fell near the penalty area in the 86th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Erciyes Spor's protests and gave Kurtuluş Acıbadem a yellow card for diving instead. After 88 played minutes Erciyes Spor got a freekick which was hit by Battal Seyyit Turaç. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Refik Şenbay put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Abdülhak Kumuk. Yenimahallespor walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.