League Play-Off

Eskil Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Erhan Pekdeger started the match with the kick off. Cengizhan Okkan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hüsnü Uğursel in the 4th minute of the match. Efekan Çetinay hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute Giray Ungur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cengizhan Okkan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Hüsnü Uğursel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Giray Ungur in the 12th minute of play forced Eskil JK's goalkeeper Cengizhan Okkan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ata Paye hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 16th match minute, Güzelbahce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sermet Altuner to maneuver through the defense. Giray Ungur struck a weak shot in the 19th minute. Cengizhan Okkan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Güzelbahce. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ecevit Makul during the 21st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Güzelbahce getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Ecevit Makul hit a great ball. Eskil JK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Baycan Kıvanç in the 24th minute. After a rather tough play, Eskil JK's Ata Paye got a free kick in the 29th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Giray Ungur managed to get in a good position for a shot. Güzelbahce's supporters rose to their feet, but Giray Ungur was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Cengizhan Okkan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Güzelbahce's Kadri Akbora proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Güzelbahce from getting a goal against them. After 37 minutes of play Güzelbahce's Sermet Altuner was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 37 played minutes Güzelbahce got a freekick which was hit by Sermet Altuner. When Eskil JK's Erhan Pekdeger in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Güzelbahce's goalie prevented a goal. Akın Kırdar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kadri Akbora having to interfere. Güzelbahce's Kadri Akbora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Erhan Pekdeger in the 44th minute of play. Akın Kırdar charged in rather forcefully in the 46th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Akın Kırdar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Giray Ungur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 48th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Giray Ungur stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Güzelbahce's Kadri Akbora played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cafer Baybora in the 53rd minute of play. If Giray Ungur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kadri Akbora stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cafer Baybora's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. Kadri Akbora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erhan Pekdeger in the 61st minute of play. Şeref Şafakgün kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Erhan Pekdeger sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Eskil JK's Erhan Pekdeger got a good chance for a goal in the 76th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The attack was good, but when Cafer Baybora in the 76th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 79 minutes into the game, one of Güzelbahce:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After 85 minutes of play, Güzelbahce's Hüsnü Uğursel made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cengizhan Okkan was left in no man's land by his defense there! A collision led to Güzelbahce getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Devran Torlak hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Erhan Pekdeger in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Kadri Akbora prevented the ball from getting in the gole. With 94 minutes on the clock, Devran Torlak commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Güzelbahce fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 94th minute. Penalty! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Utku Tayguner during the 101st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Erhan Pekdeger struck a weak shot in the 102nd minute. Kadri Akbora didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Eskil JK. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Eskil JK fans cheered their team off the field, for while Güzelbahce had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.