League Play-Off

Özgüzeldere
Spectators: 33 (Terracing: 26, 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. Cemalettin Şemsifer started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Arif Nihat Derim 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. After 4 minutes, Gürcan Yüce mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Özgüzeldere and the Kütahya players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Kütahya booed when Özgüzeldere was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gürcan Yüce didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ali Kağan Vecdi kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Mehmet Erokay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bilgehan Tezal having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Baskın Önel in the 17th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sebati Alan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Arif Nihat Derim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebati Alan having to interfere. When Arif Nihat Derim came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Kütahya 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 Arif Nihat Derim couldn't finish the play. Mehmet Erokay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Bilgehan Tezal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sebati Alan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arif Nihat Derim in the 35th minute of the match. In the 39th minute, Özgüzeldere's Cemalettin Şemsifer ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Bilgehan Tezal. Bilgehan Tezal yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Cemalettin Şemsifer blasted a shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bilgehan Tezal having to make a save. Mehmet Erokay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 48th minute of the match, but Bilgehan Tezal made a huge save. 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.

Bilgehan Tezal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cemalettin Şemsifer, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. Özgüzeldere were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after Kütahya's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Neşat Özalp took the corner. Mehmet Erokay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Bilgehan Tezal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Baskın Önel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sebati Alan having to interfere. Mehmet Erokay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bilgehan Tezal having to interfere. In the 79th match minute, Özgüzeldere was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Kağan Vecdi to maneuver through the defense. After 92 played minutes, Özgüzeldere's Erenay Celilay shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bilgehan Tezal 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 Özgüzeldere reached it. If Mehmet Erokay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 96th minute Mehmet Erokay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bilgehan Tezal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Özgüzeldere's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.