League Play-Off

Yalvac
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. Lütfi Kızıl started the match with the kick off. After 4 minutes of play, Niksar FK's Duran Civan made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ümit Karakaya was left in no man's land by his defense there! Hakkı Deniz İlkin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuh Yazganalp in the 7th minute of play. If Nuh Yazganalp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuh Yazganalp in the 12th minute of play forced Niksar FK's goalkeeper Hakkı Deniz İlkin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Duran Civan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ümit Karakaya. Yalvac SK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Duran Civan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Duran Civan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ümit Karakaya having to interfere. Murat İçöz's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Hakkı Deniz İlkin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. After 25 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Yalvac SK! Yalvac SK:s Ümit Karakaya showed great skill when he stopped Menderes Ongay:s penalty. Menderes Ongay took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ümit Karakaya. Ümit Karakaya dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. When Lütfi Kızıl came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Niksar FK 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 Lütfi Kızıl couldn't finish the play. Yalvac SK's Ümit Karakaya played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Duran Civan in the 36th minute of play. Ümit Karakaya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Duran Civan in the 42nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lütfi Kızıl in the 43rd minute of play forced Yalvac SK's goalkeeper Ümit Karakaya to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the game, Murat İçöz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Hakkı Deniz İlkin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The Yalvac SK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Niksar FK were winning 1-3.

The wind increased when Murat İçöz made the kick off in the second half. Duran Civan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With an all-out effort, Niksar FK's Ümit Karakaya threw himself towards the right post 58 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Lütfi Kızıl, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 63 played minutes, Yalvac SK's Karahan Yenal shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hakkı Deniz İlkin 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 Yalvac SK reached it. After a defensive mix-up in Niksar FK's zone, Bektaş Ecemiş stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hakkı Deniz İlkin came out of the goal and Bektaş Ecemiş tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Murat İçöz might have been able to make a better finish in the 69th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hakkı Deniz İlkin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Murat İçöz ran back to his position shaking his head. 72 minutes into the match, Duran Civan notched a goal, 1-4, to the right of Yalvac SK's Ümit Karakaya. Ümit Karakaya was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Murat İçöz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hakkı Deniz İlkin having to interfere. In the 87th minute of the match Karahan Yenal sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hakkı Deniz İlkin skillfully saved the ball. In the 90th minute, Lütfi Kızıl fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Murat İçöz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Hakkı Deniz İlkin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Suavi Ehlimen charged in rather forcefully in the 97th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Suavi Ehlimen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Suavi Ehlimen hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match.