League Play-Off

Cihanbeyli
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Gökhun Sancaktar got the match started through his kick off. After 2 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Catalzeytin! Akil Toran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 1-1 became the score in the 15th minute when Mustafa Haydar Özveren elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Necmi Zülfü made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Akil Toran sent off a good shot on target. Akil Toran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Akil Toran sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Catalzeytin's Şinasi Beytekin got a free kick in the 26th minute. Necmi Zülfü showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Işık Cangiray in the 30th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Üzeyir Levent during the 34th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 35th minute there was a penalty for Catalzeytin. Ali Orhan Savtekin stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Bekir Demirhan. 2-2. 39 minutes into the match, Mustafa Haydar Özveren had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bekir Demirhan. Cihanbeyli SK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mustafa Haydar Özveren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Işık Cangiray fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Necmi Zülfü having to interfere. After the first half Catalzeytin were leading 2-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Işık Cangiray to make the kick off. Şinasi Beytekin charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Şinasi Beytekin the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Catalzeytin's Şinasi Beytekin got a free kick in the 53rd minute. When Akil Toran came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Cihanbeyli SK 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 Akil Toran couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gökhun Sancaktar in the 56th minute of play forced Cihanbeyli SK's goalkeeper Bekir Demirhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute, Ahmet Ceyhan Cansal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Gökhun Sancaktar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Catalzeytin's Gökhun Sancaktar in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cihanbeyli SK's goalie prevented a goal. A collision led to Catalzeytin getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Dinçer Sabri hit a great ball. Işık Cangiray spun around in front of the goal 64 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Catalzeytin's goal. The supporters of Cihanbeyli SK booed when Catalzeytin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Şinasi Beytekin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 67thth minute of the game Işık Cangiray who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Catalzeytin's Necmi Zülfü was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Akil Toran 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. After 72 played minutes Catalzeytin got a freekick which was hit by Şinasi Beytekin. Işık Cangiray sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ali Orhan Savtekin hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After having played for 78 minutes, Mehmet Akif Ruhi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cihanbeyli SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mehmet Akif Ruhi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Akil Toran struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Necmi Zülfü didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cihanbeyli SK. Akil Toran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Necmi Zülfü having to interfere. Akil Toran fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Necmi Zülfü having to interfere. The supporters of Cihanbeyli SK booed when Catalzeytin was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Orhan Savtekin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 92nd minute, Işık Cangiray 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. Akil Toran received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Necmi Zülfü tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Catalzeytin's zone, Akil Toran stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Necmi Zülfü came out of the goal and Akil Toran tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The Catalzeytin players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.