League Play-Off

Dörtdivan
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Erzincan's Gencal Arslanşah started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Nihat Okatay charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nihat Okatay the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 4th match minute, Erzincan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nihat Okatay to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Edip Erakalın managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dörtdivan FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Edip Erakalın was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdullah Afşaroğlu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abdullah Afşaroğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edip Erakalın, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. After 8 played minutes Erzincan got a freekick which was hit by Rafettin Ongay. If Nihat Okatay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Nihat Okatay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Durmuş Tümerk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Dörtdivan FK's Ahmet Efe Sartık got a free kick in the 20th minute. Durmuş Tümerk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gencal Arslanşah in the 23rd minute of play. Selahaddin Otaran took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 27th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Abdullah Afşaroğlu. Erzincan's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Dörtdivan FK getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Ahmet Efe Sartık hit a great ball. After 32 minutes of play, Erzincan's Nihat Okatay made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Durmuş Tümerk was left in no man's land by his defense there! When Nihat Okatay came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Erzincan 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 Nihat Okatay couldn't finish the play. In the 38th minute, Selahaddin Otaran hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 47 minutes into the game, Besim Özkan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Dörtdivan FK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Erzincan the free kick. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

Nihat Okatay in the 56thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Durmuş Tümerk, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ahmet Refik Kudretullah during the 61st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Dörtdivan FK booed when Erzincan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Refik Kudretullah didn't get a good kick on the ball. Eşref Turkay's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abdullah Afşaroğlu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. In the 69th match minute, Erzincan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nizam Oykut to maneuver through the defense. Eşref Turkay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Abdullah Afşaroğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Nihat Okatay came up free with the goalie in the 73rd minute, the Erzincan 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 Nihat Okatay couldn't finish the play. Durmuş Tümerk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gencal Arslanşah in the 75th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Dörtdivan FK's Ahmet Efe Sartık got a free kick in the 75th minute. If Gencal Arslanşah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Durmuş Tümerk didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Nihat Okatay went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. 87 minutes in the game, Gencal Arslanşah fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Durmuş Tümerk having to interfere. After 92 played minutes Gencal Arslanşah rounded Dörtdivan FK's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-5. When the final whistle sounded Erzincan left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Dörtdivan FK.