League Play-Off

Gelibolu Stadium
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Şinasi Hüdayioğlu got the match started through his kick off. Şinasi Hüdayioğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Aybek Özatay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kağan As fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hasan Can Gürtuna having to interfere. In the 12th minute of the match Efe Özgurcan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Hasan Can Gürtuna showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. A collision led to Gelibolu getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Mustafa Ekrem Onuralp hit a great ball. 23 minutes into the match, Bitlis JK's goalkeeper Aybek Özatay had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abdi Saygın Okdemir. When Efe Özgurcan fell near the penalty area in the 32nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bitlis JK's protests and gave Efe Özgurcan a yellow card for diving instead. After 32 played minutes Bitlis JK got a freekick which was hit by Efe Özgurcan. The audience held their breath when Mümtaz Vacip in the 34th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Aybek Özatay's left hand side. Bitlis JK's Aybek Özatay proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Bitlis JK from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şinasi Hüdayioğlu in the 39th minute of play forced Bitlis JK's goalkeeper Aybek Özatay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kağan As succeeded in the game's 47th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1.

In the 62nd minute, Gelibolu's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Eray Heper fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 64th minute, Abdi Saygın Okdemir left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gelibolu fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. After 73 minutes of play, Bitlis JK's Eray Heper made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Hasan Can Gürtuna was left in no man's land by his defense there! The supporters of Gelibolu booed when Bitlis JK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eşref Aysan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Aybek Özatay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şinasi Hüdayioğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eray Heper received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Hasan Can Gürtuna tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 89 minutes into the match, Bitlis JK's Kağan As sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Hasan Can Gürtuna narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gelibolu were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Bitlis JK for a fine match.