League Play-Off

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Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zülfü Kutsan took the kick off in the first half of the match. Emirhan Alptekin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehmet Bedri Canıtez having to interfere. If Atacan Dalan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Emirhan Alptekin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Mardin's defense didn't have a chance, in the 17th minute, when Cevahir Lokman scored to the left of an out of position Yusuf Dilşad, making the score, 1-0. In the 31st match minute, Mardin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Demir Oksu to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zülfü Kutsan in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yusuf Dilşad saved Mardin from getting behind. In the 36th minute Emirhan Alptekin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mehmet Bedri Canıtez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Zülfü Kutsan came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Burdurspor 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 Zülfü Kutsan couldn't finish the play. Ulvi Zülfikar charged in rather forcefully in the 39th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ulvi Zülfikar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 39 played minutes Mardin got a freekick which was hit by Ulvi Zülfikar. Mehmet Bedri Canıtez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atacan Dalan in the 45th minute of the match. 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 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Emirhan Alptekin to make the kick off. In the 56th minute Mardin were awarded a corner. Tuncer Dertsiz went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Tuncer Dertsiz almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Burdurspor's Mehmet Bedri Canıtez did a great save. Mehmet Bedri Canıtez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emirhan Alptekin, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. If Zülfü Kutsan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cevahir Lokman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Burdurspor's Mehmet Bedri Canıtez got control of the ball when Atacan Dalan tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cevahir Lokman might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yusuf Dilşad. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cevahir Lokman ran back to his position shaking his head. Cevahir Lokman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yusuf Dilşad having to interfere. Mehmet Bedri Canıtez was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Emirhan Alptekin showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 72 minute of play. A collision led to Burdurspor getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Kurtuluş Usbey hit a great ball. When Ahmet Nasir Ünverdi fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mardin's protests and gave Ahmet Nasir Ünverdi a yellow card for diving instead. In the 79th match minute, Mardin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Nasir Ünverdi to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cevahir Lokman in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yusuf Dilşad saved Mardin from getting behind. Zülfü Kutsan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Yusuf Dilşad tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Zülfü Kutsan came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the Burdurspor 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 Zülfü Kutsan couldn't finish the play. After 94 played minutes Burdurspor got a freekick which was hit by Kurtuluş Usbey. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.