League Play-Off

Niksar
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kamuran Açıker got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Niksar's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Göktuğ Camcıoğlu came free, but Tanju Savaşer reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Halit Özguven received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Tanju Savaşer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Niksar's goalkeeper Tanju Savaşer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 13th minute, Alkın Sıratullah hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ejder Zülfikar took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 19th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tanju Savaşer. Niksar's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. The supporters of Niksar booed when Atletico Vay BaBo was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alkın Sıratullah didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kamuran Açıker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yılmaz Taner having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Atletico Vay BaBo's Alkın Sıratullah got a free kick in the 28th minute. Kamuran Açıker struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Yılmaz Taner didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Niksar. Berkin Ekiner in the 31stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Yılmaz Taner, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After a rather tough play, Atletico Vay BaBo's Binali Ünsevin got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Kamuran Açıker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tanju Savaşer showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ahmet Göktuğ Camcıoğlu in the 35th minute of the match. Kamuran Açıker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Yılmaz Taner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tanju Savaşer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Halit Özguven, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Berkin Ekiner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Atletico Vay BaBo's Ahmet Göktuğ Camcıoğlu got a free kick in the 53rd minute. In the 59th minute, Aydın Tekecan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Atletico Vay BaBo's Ahmet Göktuğ Camcıoğlu got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Utkan Kırgız hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Tanju Savaşer made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Halit Özguven sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 67 minutes, Kamuran Açıker managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Niksar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kamuran Açıker was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. With his leg Tanju Savaşer managed to avoid a goal in the 75thth minute, when Atletico Vay BaBo's Halit Özguven fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 76th minute, Halit Özguven 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. Aydın Tekecan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yılmaz Taner having to interfere. When Halit Özguven came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Atletico Vay BaBo 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 Halit Özguven couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in Atletico Vay BaBo's zone, Kamuran Açıker stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yılmaz Taner came out of the goal and Kamuran Açıker tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Kamuran Açıker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.