League Play-Off

Nurhak Stadium
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Osman İkbal took the kick off in the first half of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Nurhak's Osman İkbal slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Şinasi Zihni. That made the score 1-0 after 3 minutes of play. In the 9th minute of the match, Aktuğ Birsen got a very nice opportunity to score, but Şinasi Zihni was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. When Aysan Bozbey came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Kapalicarsi 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 Aysan Bozbey couldn't finish the play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 14th minute of the game. One of Nurhak:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Kapalicarsi:s goal. In the 15th minute there was a penalty for Kapalicarsi. Gökcan Atacan stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Ayvaz Talaykut. 1-1. Bilge Kağan Kainat sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 21st minute Bilge Kağan Kainat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ayvaz Talaykut saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Bilge Kağan Kainat managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kapalicarsi's supporters rose to their feet, but Bilge Kağan Kainat was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ayvaz Talaykut breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Nurhak's Fadıl Hicabi got a free kick in the 26th minute. Kapalicarsi's Şinasi Zihni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osman İkbal in the 36th minute of play. After 42 minutes of play, Kapalicarsi's Bilge Kağan Kainat made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ayvaz Talaykut was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hakkı Deniz Akdoruk took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 48th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ayvaz Talaykut. Nurhak's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The Nurhak players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Kapalicarsi were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Mümtaz Kutcan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Şinasi Zihni took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aktuğ Birsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Osman İkbal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Şinasi Zihni having to interfere. Aktuğ Birsen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Şinasi Zihni tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 67 minutes into the match, Osman İkbal had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Şinasi Zihni. Kapalicarsi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Osman İkbal was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. If Bilge Kağan Kainat had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 72 minutes, Gürkan Cabir mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nurhak and the Kapalicarsi players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 76 minutes, Fadıl Hicabi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Nurhak and the Kapalicarsi players grew even worse after the yellow card. Fadıl Hicabi kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. In the 78th minute, Gökcan Atacan fired a really elegant long shot, but Ayvaz Talaykut threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Bilge Kağan Kainat's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 83rdth minute, Ayvaz Talaykut skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Aktuğ Birsen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Nurhak's supporters rose to their feet, but Aktuğ Birsen was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Şinasi Zihni breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bilge Kağan Kainat could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Ayvaz Talaykut made a huge save. Bilge Kağan Kainat recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Şinasi Zihni showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aktuğ Birsen in the 95th minute of the match. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.