League Play-Off

Arac
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. Dursun Ali Tunak started the match with the kick off. The crowd rose to their feet as Birkan Uğursay kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Süruri Eldem. That made the score 1-0 in the 3 minute of play. Kutay Balabey kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Süruri Eldem made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zülfü Uzcan in the 6th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Birkan Uğursay in the 7th minute of play forced Pasaport SK's goalkeeper Süruri Eldem to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Zülfü Uzcan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zülfü Uzcan got free with Süruri Eldem in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. If Veysel Günaydın had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Veysel Günaydın sent away a hard shot on goal in the 21st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Veysel Günaydın received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Hızır Sargınal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Zülfü Uzcan came up free with the goalie in the 25th minute, the Arac 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 Zülfü Uzcan couldn't finish the play. Veysel Günaydın might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hızır Sargınal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Veysel Günaydın ran back to his position shaking his head. If Veysel Günaydın had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hızır Sargınal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Veysel Günaydın, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 36 played minutes Arac got a freekick which was hit by Zikri Rami. Dursun Ali Tunak might have been able to make a better finish in the 37th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hızır Sargınal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dursun Ali Tunak ran back to his position shaking his head. Veysel Günaydın blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Hızır Sargınal having to make a save. Veysel Günaydın fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hızır Sargınal having to interfere. Selçuk Torel's late challenge caught a Arac's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Selçuk Torel helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Pasaport SK getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Selçuk Torel hit a great ball. 42 minutes into the match, Pasaport SK's goalkeeper Süruri Eldem had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zülfü Uzcan.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Birkan Uğursay made a kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Arac's Birkan Uğursay nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Süruri Eldem made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. After 56 minutes, İldeniz Mikail mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Pasaport SK and the Arac players grew even worse after the yellow card. Kutay Balabey kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Dursun Ali Tunak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hızır Sargınal having to interfere. Hızır Sargınal made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Veysel Günaydın sent off a good shot on target. Süruri Eldem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zülfü Uzcan, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Birkan Uğursay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Süruri Eldem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Veysel Günaydın fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hızır Sargınal having to interfere. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pasaport SK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 85th minute. Penalty! In the 86th minute there was a penalty for Arac. Ali Saru stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Süruri Eldem. 3-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dursun Ali Tunak in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hızır Sargınal saved Arac from getting behind. Birkan Uğursay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arac's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.