League Play-Off

Karagümrük Stadium
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. Saltuk Ateşoğlu started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, Karagümrük JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zeynel İmran to maneuver through the defense. Talha Öztürk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Oğuzhan Haspolatlı tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Saltuk Ateşoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Karagümrük JK's goalkeeper Oğuzhan Haspolatlı, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Genco İbrahimoğlu during the 12th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Karagümrük JK's Genco İbrahimoğlu got a free kick in the 13th minute. Silopi FK's Şinasi Çol got a good chance for a goal in the 18th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Saltuk Ateşoğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Karagümrük JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Saltuk Ateşoğlu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arif Ozan Aktaş breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Silopi FK's zone, Saltuk Ateşoğlu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arif Ozan Aktaş came out of the goal and Saltuk Ateşoğlu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Saltuk Ateşoğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Karagümrük JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Saltuk Ateşoğlu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arif Ozan Aktaş breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Çelebi Suerkan came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Karagümrük JK 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 Çelebi Suerkan couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Silopi FK getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Baturay Erginay hit a great ball. When Saltuk Ateşoğlu came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Karagümrük JK 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 Saltuk Ateşoğlu couldn't finish the play. When Talha Öztürk fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Silopi FK's protests and gave Talha Öztürk a yellow card for diving instead. In the 36th match minute, Silopi FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Talha Öztürk to maneuver through the defense. Çelebi Suerkan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 37thth minute tested the skills of Arif Ozan Aktaş when he managed to save the team from getting behind. After a defensive mix-up in Silopi FK's zone, Saltuk Ateşoğlu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arif Ozan Aktaş came out of the goal and Saltuk Ateşoğlu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Şinasi Çol was the one to do the kick off. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Karagümrük JK's goalkeeper Oğuzhan Haspolatlı, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Talha Öztürk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şinasi Çol in the 63rd minute of play forced Karagümrük JK's goalkeeper Oğuzhan Haspolatlı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Çelebi Suerkan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arif Ozan Aktaş having to interfere. In the 71st minute Saltuk Ateşoğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arif Ozan Aktaş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Talha Öztürk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Oğuzhan Haspolatlı tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute Bora Kutam suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. Genco İbrahimoğlu got his second yellow card in the match during the 80th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. Çelebi Suerkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Oğuzhan Haspolatlı made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Talha Öztürk sent off a good shot on target. Talha Öztürk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.