League Play-Off

Evciler
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bahtiyar Tuğbay kicked off to start the match. When Nedim Yezid got free in front of the goal in the 8th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Erbatur Bahçeli was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 14th minute Hacı Kamer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Erbatur Bahçeli saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bahtiyar Tuğbay in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Baybars Tanzer prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Evciler booed when Harran was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet Seyfi Arıtan didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Harran's zone, Ali Berkant Maksum stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Baybars Tanzer came out of the goal and Ali Berkant Maksum tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Harran's Baybars Tanzer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bahtiyar Tuğbay in the 32nd minute of play. Ali Berkant Maksum could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Baybars Tanzer made a huge save. Ali Berkant Maksum received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Baybars Tanzer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 42nd minute, Ali Berkant Maksum made a precise shot to the right of Baybars Tanzer. Harran's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Baybars Tanzer made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Ali Berkant Maksum sent off a good shot on target. Ali Berkant Maksum 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. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nedim Yezid to make the kick off. Baybars Tanzer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bahtiyar Tuğbay, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. After having played for 56 minutes, Hacı Kamer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Harran's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hacı Kamer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ali Berkant Maksum received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Baybars Tanzer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Harran's Baybars Tanzer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bahtiyar Tuğbay in the 62nd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Harran's Nedim Yezid slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Erbatur Bahçeli. That made the score 1-1 after 63 minutes of play. Ali Berkant Maksum sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ahmet Seyfi Arıtan's late challenge caught a Evciler's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmet Seyfi Arıtan helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Harran's Ahmet Seyfi Arıtan got a free kick in the 77th minute. After 78 played minutes, Evciler's Utkan Celvet shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Baybars Tanzer came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Evciler reached it. Harran's Baybars Tanzer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Berkant Maksum in the 81st minute of play. The audience was convinced that Bahtiyar Tuğbay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Baybars Tanzer was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. Balaban Şahoğlu scored 2-1 in the 86th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Baybars Tanzer, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Erbatur Bahçeli made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nedim Yezid in the 97th minute of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Evciler had played much better football throughout.