League Play-Off

Yusufeli Stadium
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Türker Cevan started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Türker Cevan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Türker Cevan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mazhar Kutlu having to interfere. After 12th play minutes Türker Cevan shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Mazhar Kutlu and just under the crossbar into goal. Erberk Okbaş succeeded in the game's 15th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. Gökmen Arıcan charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gökmen Arıcan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 18 played minutes Sivrihisar got a freekick which was hit by Gökmen Arıcan. A collision led to Sivrihisar getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Şemsettin Kayral hit a great ball. Yusufeli's Işıkalp Hür couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 24th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Sivrihisar. Gökmen Tengiz kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. Mazhar Kutlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Seçkin Levent in the 29th minute of the match. Mazhar Kutlu came out of the goal in the 30th minute to try and stop a shot by Sivrihisar's Türker Cevan. But to his dismay, Türker Cevan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Mazhar Kutlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seçkin Levent, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. 1-3 became the score in the 41st minute when Türker Cevan elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Türker Cevan in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Mazhar Kutlu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Erberk Okbaş made the kick off in the second half. If Türker Cevan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 59th minute, Bedri Sudi 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 Okbaş fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kutlualp Balatürk having to interfere. When Türker Cevan came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Sivrihisar 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 Türker Cevan couldn't finish the play. Türker Cevan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 70th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Sivrihisar's Müfit Kumanbay couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Yusufeli. Türker Cevan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Erberk Okbaş's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kutlualp Balatürk was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. After having played for 87 minutes, Seçkin Levent managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sivrihisar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Seçkin Levent was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 91 minutes into the match, Yusufeli's goalkeeper Mazhar Kutlu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Seçkin Levent. Mazhar Kutlu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Türker Cevan's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. Sivrihisar played a much better game than Yusufeli and deserved their victory. The Yusufeli players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.