League Play-Off

ZoZaN ARENA
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Enver Balcıoğlu's late challenge caught a Uzunköprü FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Enver Balcıoğlu helped the player get up and apologised. Enver Balcıoğlu hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 5th minute, Cevat Tarim hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kuzey Baysal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oğuzhan Küdüs having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Serdar Vahit managed to get in a good position for a shot. AwAşİn FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Serdar Vahit was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yiğitcan Akçakıl breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Mürsel Taykurt fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Uzunköprü FK's protests and gave Mürsel Taykurt a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Uzunköprü FK getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Mürsel Taykurt hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gencay Sait in the 12th minute of play forced Uzunköprü FK's goalkeeper Yiğitcan Akçakıl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Kılıçhan Cemre was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AwAşİn FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Uzunköprü FK the free kick. In the 15th minute, Kılıçhan Cemre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gökmen Türkyılmaz hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Gencay Sait received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Yiğitcan Akçakıl came out and tried to block the shot, but Gencay Sait slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 17th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Uzunköprü FK's zone, Serdar Vahit stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yiğitcan Akçakıl came out of the goal and Serdar Vahit tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Savaş Köken's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yiğitcan Akçakıl was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. When Mürsel Taykurt was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 29 minutes had been played. Mürsel Taykurt hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Gencay Sait took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yiğitcan Akçakıl. Yiğitcan Akçakıl dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. Enver Balcıoğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yiğitcan Akçakıl having to interfere. Enver Balcıoğlus short, quick shot in the 39thth minute got Yiğitcan Akçakıl to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 39 minutes in the game, Enver Balcıoğlu dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 40th minute, Gökmen Türkyılmaz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gencay Sait received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Yiğitcan Akçakıl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Savaş Köken in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yiğitcan Akçakıl prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Savaş Köken to strike the kick off in the second half. Savaş Köken fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yiğitcan Akçakıl having to interfere. Kasım Yergin took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yiğitcan Akçakıl. Yiğitcan Akçakıl dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Serdar Vahit received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Yiğitcan Akçakıl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yiğitcan Akçakıl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Savaş Köken in the 60th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in AwAşİn FC's zone, Sadri Pekşen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Oğuzhan Küdüs came out of the goal and Sadri Pekşen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Serdar Vahit received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Yiğitcan Akçakıl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Gencay Sait might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yiğitcan Akçakıl. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gencay Sait ran back to his position shaking his head. 69 minutes into the match, AwAşİn FC's Savaş Köken sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yiğitcan Akçakıl narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Yiğitcan Akçakıl took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Serdar Vahit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Savaş Köken in the 74th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yiğitcan Akçakıl saved Uzunköprü FK from getting behind. In the 76th minute, Gencay Sait 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Savaş Köken in the 77th minute of play forced Uzunköprü FK's goalkeeper Yiğitcan Akçakıl to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Serdar Vahit sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Yiğitcan Akçakıl made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Enver Balcıoğlu in the 79th minute of play. A collision led to Uzunköprü FK getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Sadri Pekşen hit a great ball. When Gencay Sait came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the AwAşİn FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gencay Sait couldn't finish the play. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Gencay Sait managed to get in a good position for a shot. AwAşİn FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Gencay Sait was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yiğitcan Akçakıl breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kuzey Baysal during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Serdar Vahit received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Yiğitcan Akçakıl tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Uzunköprü FK's zone, Serdar Vahit stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yiğitcan Akçakıl came out of the goal and Serdar Vahit tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Uzunköprü FK's zone, Savaş Köken stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yiğitcan Akçakıl came out of the goal and Savaş Köken tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Sadri Pekşen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There was no doubt that AwAşİn FC were the better team. AwAşİn FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.