League Play-Off

Rumelihisari Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yaşar Nuri Payam took the kick off in the first half of the match. Habib Koytan was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Doğan Sarik capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Doğan Sarik really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Yaşar Nuri Payam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Arif Buğra Tümkut fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hopa's protests and gave Arif Buğra Tümkut a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Hopa getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Arif Buğra Tümkut hit a great ball. Doğan Sarik got in the 15th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Habib Koytan handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. In the 16th minute, Alphan Hurmacı 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. Rumelihisari SK's Alphan Hurmacı got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Rumelihisari SK's zone, Halil Utku Eracar stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Battal Cüneyt Borlu came out of the goal and Halil Utku Eracar tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Halil Utku Eracar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yaşar Nuri Payam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Battal Cüneyt Borlu having to interfere. Erdi Savgat's late challenge caught a Rumelihisari SK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Erdi Savgat helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Rumelihisari SK booed when Hopa was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 39 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erdi Savgat didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 42nd minute, Yaşar Nuri Payam ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Battal Cüneyt Borlu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The Rumelihisari SK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Hopa were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Doğan Sarik made the kick off in the second half. Habib Koytan came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by Rumelihisari SK's Doğan Sarik. But to his dismay, Doğan Sarik quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. After 54 played minutes Rumelihisari SK got a freekick which was hit by Melih Cevdet Talayman. Battal Cüneyt Borlu made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Halil Utku Eracar sent off a good shot on target. Yaşar Nuri Payam struck a weak shot in the 58th minute. Battal Cüneyt Borlu didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Hopa. After a rather tough play, Rumelihisari SK's Melih Cevdet Talayman got a free kick in the 59th minute. Melih Cevdet Talayman hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. With his leg Battal Cüneyt Borlu managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Hopa's Halil Utku Eracar fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 63rd minute, Yaşar Nuri Payam reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Battal Cüneyt Borlu. The goal made the score 2-3. After a rather tough play, Hopa's Üzeyir Peker got a free kick in the 68th minute. Alphan Hurmacı struck a weak shot in the 70th minute. Habib Koytan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rumelihisari SK. Doğan Sarik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doğan Sarik in the 79th minute of play forced Hopa's goalkeeper Habib Koytan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 83rd minute, Serdar İşbilir 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. Doğan Sarik struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Habib Koytan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rumelihisari SK. In the 88th minute, Yaşar Nuri Payam 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. When Şerafettin Oksay fell near the penalty area in the 92nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rumelihisari SK's protests and gave Şerafettin Oksay a yellow card for diving instead. In the 92nd match minute, Rumelihisari SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Şerafettin Oksay to maneuver through the defense. After a defensive mix-up in Rumelihisari SK's zone, Yaşar Nuri Payam stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Battal Cüneyt Borlu came out of the goal and Yaşar Nuri Payam tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Hopa supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Hopa would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.