League Play-Off

Derinkuyu
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Serkan Hamurcuoğlu got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Derinkuyu's goalkeeper Alkın Sehriyar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Serkan Hamurcuoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Islahiye's Dursun Ali Avcı in the 9th minute got a chance for a shot 9th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Derinkuyu's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Serkan Hamurcuoğlu took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Veysel Ahsen to make any attempt to save it. If Serkan Hamurcuoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Çakabey Kutsalan got free with Veysel Ahsen in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Alkın Sehriyar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dursun Ali Avcı's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dursun Ali Avcı in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alkın Sehriyar saved Derinkuyu from getting behind. Çakabey Kutsalan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dursun Ali Avcı in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alkın Sehriyar saved Derinkuyu from getting behind. A throw-in in the 41st minute of the game was made by Özgün Tümerkan with Evren Yörük as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The audience was convinced that Serkan Hamurcuoğlu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Veysel Ahsen was relentless in the 43rd minute of the game. Islahiye's Veysel Ahsen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Islahiye from getting a goal against them. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Dursun Ali Avcı to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Serkan Hamurcuoğlu in the 54th minute of play forced Islahiye's goalkeeper Veysel Ahsen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 55 minutes of play, Derinkuyu's Çakabey Kutsalan made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Veysel Ahsen was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 62nd minute, Dursun Ali Avcı 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. Abdurrahman Kutsoy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Alkın Sehriyar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dursun Ali Avcı fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alkın Sehriyar having to interfere. Derinkuyu's Alkın Sehriyar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Derinkuyu from getting a goal against them. If Abdurrahman Kutsoy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kutlay Erşahan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience was convinced that Çakabey Kutsalan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Veysel Ahsen was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. Veysel Ahsen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Çakabey Kutsalan in the 78th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, Islahiye's goal looked a bit too open when Serkan Hamurcuoğlu came free, but Veysel Ahsen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, Derinkuyu's goalkeeper Alkın Sehriyar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dursun Ali Avcı. Veysel Ahsen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Çakabey Kutsalan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Derinkuyu's Alkın Sehriyar got control of the ball when Dursun Ali Avcı tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 89 minutes, Aytuğ Yura mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Derinkuyu and the Islahiye players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience was convinced that Çakabey Kutsalan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Veysel Ahsen was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. For all the effort they put into the match, the Islahiye players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Derinkuyu.