League Play-Off

Mecidiyeköy
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Batu Cem Özben started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Saruhan Okanay got free with Erberk Arıkan in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Saruhan Okanay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Alpertunga Oksay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kıvanç Yağızer, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Kayhan Doğan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Alpertunga Oksay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Saruhan Okanay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd minute, Mecidiyeköy SK's Batu Cem Özben ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Erberk Arıkan. Erberk Arıkan yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Batu Cem Özben kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. With a little luck, Orhangazi JK's Erberk Arıkan got control of the ball when Saruhan Okanay tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Kayhan Doğan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alpertunga Oksay was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 34th minute, Saruhan Okanay 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. Erberk Arıkan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Batu Cem Özben in the 36th minute of play. After 38 minutes, Kıvanç Yağızer made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Mecidiyeköy SK's Alpertunga Oksay tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Batu Cem Özben sent away a hard shot on goal in the 42nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 45th minute, İzzet İslamoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alpertunga Oksay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kayhan Doğan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kıvanç Yağızer to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Orhangazi JK's Kıvanç Yağızer ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Alpertunga Oksay. Alpertunga Oksay yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. Duran Şahvar charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Duran Şahvar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 56th minute, Duran Şahvar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Erberk Arıkan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Batu Cem Özben in the 57th minute of the match. If Saruhan Okanay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Batu Cem Özben received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Erberk Arıkan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Batu Cem Özben received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Erberk Arıkan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kayhan Doğan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alpertunga Oksay having to interfere. In the 74th match minute, Mecidiyeköy SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Galip Kudretullah to maneuver through the defense. Orhangazi JK's Akın Yorangil couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 75th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Mecidiyeköy SK. In the 79th minute, Mecidiyeköy SK's Orçun Girgin seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Orçun Girgin the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Mecidiyeköy SK protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Orçun Girgin had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 78 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Mecidiyeköy SK! Erberk Arıkan stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Saruhan Okanay's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. In the 95th minute Saruhan Okanay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erberk Arıkan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Orhangazi JK had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.