League Play-Off

Incirli Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Yüksel Sarıoğlu made the kick off which started today's match. İlhami Alpman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gökcan Ruşen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İlhami Alpman in the 8th minute of play. Icerenköy JK's Asrın Polatkılıç played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yüksel Sarıoğlu in the 10th minute of play. Thanks to some nice moves Şükrü Usalp could shoot a difficult shot in the 13th minute, which Asrın Polatkılıç however easily saved by the left post. Asrın Polatkılıç showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yüksel Sarıoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Icerenköy JK's zone, Yüksel Sarıoğlu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Asrın Polatkılıç came out of the goal and Yüksel Sarıoğlu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Şükrü Usalp came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Incirli 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 Şükrü Usalp couldn't finish the play. Necmi Hürkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Incirli's Şükrü Usalp got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Asrın Polatkılıç showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yüksel Sarıoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. Şükrü Usalp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Asrın Polatkılıç having to interfere. If Yüksel Sarıoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a defensive mix-up in Icerenköy JK's zone, Şükrü Usalp stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Asrın Polatkılıç came out of the goal and Şükrü Usalp tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Icerenköy JK's Asrın Polatkılıç played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yüksel Sarıoğlu in the 39th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yüksel Sarıoğlu in the 41st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Asrın Polatkılıç saved Icerenköy JK from getting behind. Şükrü Usalp recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Sadri Olgun made the kick off in the second half. In the 58th minute, Mutlu Deveci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Yüksel Sarıoğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Incirli's supporters rose to their feet, but Yüksel Sarıoğlu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Asrın Polatkılıç breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 66th minute, Yüksel Sarıoğlu 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. 69 minutes into the match, Yüksel Sarıoğlu notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Icerenköy JK's Asrın Polatkılıç. Asrın Polatkılıç was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Asrın Polatkılıç showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Necmi Hürkan in the 79th minute of the match. Yüksel Sarıoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Icerenköy JK's İlhami Alpman got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. İlhami Alpman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gökcan Ruşen having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Incirli's zone, İlhami Alpman stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gökcan Ruşen came out of the goal and İlhami Alpman tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yüksel Sarıoğlu blasted a shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Asrın Polatkılıç having to make a save. If Şükrü Usalp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Incirli had played much better football throughout.