League Play-Off

King Arena
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) Umur Balkanlı made the kick off and thus started the match. A sloppy throw-in by Halil Utku İskender in the 3rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Lion.Fc.'s Gürsel Şemseddin. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hüseyin Turan Hazlan during the 4th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Cankut Boratay managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lion.Fc.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Cankut Boratay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saadettin Hoyrat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 8th minute Kıraç Sara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Halil Can Kura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Serhan Özkutay kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. Umur Balkanlı sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 20th minute Hüseyin Turan Hazlan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Halil Can Kura saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Hüseyin Turan Hazlan made a precise shot to the right of Halil Can Kura. Lion.Fc.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. After a defensive mix-up in DefeO's zone, Umur Balkanlı stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saadettin Hoyrat came out of the goal and Umur Balkanlı tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lion.Fc.'s Halil Can Kura played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kuzey Kasım in the 29th minute of play. A collision led to Lion.Fc. getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Gürol Sungurtekin hit a great ball. In the 32nd minute of the match Serhan Özkutay shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Halil Can Kura showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Umur Balkanlı sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 36 played minutes DefeO got a freekick which was hit by Hüseyin Turan Hazlan. Cankut Boratay in the 43rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Saadettin Hoyrat, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kuzey Kasım to make the kick off. Umur Balkanlı's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Saadettin Hoyrat read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. Kıraç Sara's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Halil Can Kura firmly grabbed it by the left post. Lion.Fc.'s Cankut Boratay got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A collision led to DefeO getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Gürol Taykurt hit a great ball. In the 64thth minute of the game Cankut Boratay who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but DefeO's Saadettin Hoyrat was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 66th minute Cankut Boratay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saadettin Hoyrat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Halil Can Kura made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kıraç Sara in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute Umur Balkanlı shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Saadettin Hoyrat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Gürol Sungurtekin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd minute, Umur Balkanlı left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lion.Fc. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. In the 76th match minute, DefeO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Behlül Tatu to maneuver through the defense. Umur Balkanlı 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. Lion.Fc.'s Gürol Sungurtekin got his second yellow card of the match in the 80th minute. The referee ordered Gürol Sungurtekin off the ground. Gürol Sungurtekin hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Halil Can Kura showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kuzey Kasım in the 81st minute of the match. Saadettin Hoyrat didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Umur Balkanlı went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Umur Balkanlı took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Saadettin Hoyrat. Saadettin Hoyrat dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. DefeO's Saadettin Hoyrat played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Umur Balkanlı in the 96th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Lion.Fc. fully deserved thier win.