League Play-Off

Ulukisla Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Hüsnü Saver took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mahir Özaslan in the 4th minute of play forced Lion.Fc.'s goalkeeper Halil Can Kura to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cankut Boratay recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ahmet Erdem Şenaltan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cankut Boratay in the 8th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cankut Boratay in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ahmet Erdem Şenaltan saved Ulukisla from getting behind. After 14 played minutes Lion.Fc. got a freekick which was hit by Yasin Türeli. Halil Can Kura didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Hüsnü Saver went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 20th minute, Osman Nuri İmdat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Basri Aktekin charged in rather forcefully in the 22nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Basri Aktekin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Lion.Fc.'s Basri Aktekin got a free kick in the 22nd minute. Halit Fahri Sefir's late challenge caught a Ulukisla's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Halit Fahri Sefir helped the player get up and apologised. Halit Fahri Sefir hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. When Umur Balkanlı came up free with the goalie in the 27th minute, the Lion.Fc. 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 Umur Balkanlı couldn't finish the play. Umur Balkanlı recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 36 minutes into the match, Lion.Fc.'s Umur Balkanlı sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ahmet Erdem Şenaltan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ahmet Koralp Soytekin during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 46th minute, Asrın Tokcan sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Lion.Fc.'s Halil Can Kura didn't even have to move. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Umur Balkanlı made the kick off in the second half. Selman Öner recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 54 minutes into the match, Lion.Fc.'s goal looked a bit too open when Hüsnü Saver came free, but Halil Can Kura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 55th minute of the match, Umur Balkanlı tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ahmet Erdem Şenaltan saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Umur Balkanlı in the 56th play minute got the chance to kick a hard shot on goal from short distance neither the defense or Ahmet Erdem Şenaltan kept up with the ball and suddenly the score was 2-1 when the ball slipped into goal inside the left pole. In the 64th minute Selman Öner 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. If Umur Balkanlı had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ahmet Erdem Şenaltan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Umur Balkanlı, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Osman Nuri İmdat hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Ulukisla's goal looked a bit too open when Umur Balkanlı came free, but Ahmet Erdem Şenaltan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Halil Can Kura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Selman Öner in the 79th minute of play. Halil Can Kura made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mahir Özaslan in the 80th minute of play. In the 81st minute Hüsnü Saver 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Umur Balkanlı in the 84th minute of play forced Ulukisla's goalkeeper Ahmet Erdem Şenaltan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cankut Boratay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Ahmet Erdem Şenaltan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Lion.Fc.'s goal looked a bit too open when Mahir Özaslan came free, but Halil Can Kura reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Halil Can Kura showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Selman Öner, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. For all the effort they put into the match, the Lion.Fc. players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Ulukisla.