League Play-Off

Atasehir Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Mehmet Edip Taycan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Umur Tolgan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Galatasaray's Affan Korur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmet Edip Taycan in the 7th minute of play. Galatasaray's Affan Korur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmet Edip Taycan in the 12th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Umur Tolgan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Affan Korur was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Ayvaz Candeğer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cevahir Ortanca's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. After 26 played minutes Galatasaray got a freekick which was hit by Erenay Kutlubay. Affan Korur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bayındır Mehmet Hitit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ayvaz Candeğer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cevahir Ortanca in the 33rd minute of the match. Istanbul's Ayvaz Candeğer proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 41st minute of the match, managed to save Istanbul from getting a goal against them. Umur Tolgan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Affan Korur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 49 minutes into the match, Istanbul's goal looked a bit too open when Cevahir Ortanca came free, but Ayvaz Candeğer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After the first half Istanbul were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mehmet Edip Taycan to make the kick off. Cevahir Ortanca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Ayvaz Candeğer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute Cevahir Ortanca shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ayvaz Candeğer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Selçuk Balaban fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Istanbul's protests and gave Selçuk Balaban a yellow card for diving instead. Selçuk Balaban kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Ayvaz Candeğer stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cevahir Ortanca's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. After 70 played minutes Istanbul got a freekick which was hit by Bayındır Mehmet Hitit. Mustafa Arif Nasreddin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ayvaz Candeğer having to interfere. Umur Tolgan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82nd minute, Mustafa Arif Nasreddin 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. 84 minutes into the match, Istanbul's goal looked a bit too open when Mustafa Arif Nasreddin came free, but Ayvaz Candeğer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. İslam Akçakaya charged in rather forcefully in the 85th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed İslam Akçakaya the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 85 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Istanbul! The audience was convinced that Cevahir Ortanca's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ayvaz Candeğer was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. Galatasaray's Affan Korur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmet Edip Taycan in the 97th minute of play. Galatasaray's Affan Korur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmet Edip Taycan in the 98th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Galatasaray fans cheered their team off the field, for while Istanbul had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.