League Play-Off

Daricaspor
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. Mehdi Cantürk started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Daricaspor SK getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Cengizhan İley hit a great ball. 7 minutes into the match, Akpinar JK's goal looked a bit too open when Cengizhan İley came free, but İbrahim Ethem Şentürk reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ateş Kolçak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Aşır Yenbu fell near the penalty area in the 12th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Akpinar JK's protests and gave Aşır Yenbu a yellow card for diving instead. Süruri Bala walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mehdi Cantürk in the 18th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ulvi Durukan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 20th minute, Cengizhan İley fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of İbrahim Ethem Şentürk, passed just outside the right post. A collision led to Akpinar JK getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Mirza Mutlugün hit a great ball. İbrahim Ethem Şentürk was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Süruri Bala. Mirza Mutlugün kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. In the 24th minute Cengizhan İley shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but İbrahim Ethem Şentürk saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Akpinar JK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 26th minute. Penalty! Arda Ozan Akkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. İbrahim Ethem Şentürk was a little too slow when Cengizhan İley got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 38th minute. The score was now 2-0. 41 minutes into the game, Feyzullay Hızarcı was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Daricaspor SK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Akpinar JK the free kick. The supporters of Akpinar JK booed when Daricaspor SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Feyzullay Hızarcı didn't get a good kick on the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Mehdi Cantürk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ulvi Durukan. Daricaspor SK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mehdi Cantürk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cengizhan İley to make the kick off. After 50 minutes of play, Akpinar JK's Mehdi Cantürk made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ulvi Durukan was left in no man's land by his defense there! Akpinar JK's İbrahim Ethem Şentürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arda Ozan Akkan in the 54th minute of play. In the 56th minute, Arda Ozan Akkan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. İbrahim Ethem Şentürk was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. İbrahim Ethem Şentürk showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cengizhan İley, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 63rd minute of the match Daricaspor SK got a corner. Akpinar JK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Süruri Bala ran over to the corner to take the kick. Süruri Bala was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 67th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After 71 played minutes Daricaspor SK got a freekick which was hit by Mustafa Emre Ufki. In the 74th minute Akpinar JK were awarded a corner. Nuratay Muren went to the cornerflag to take it. Nuratay Muren made a great header on Akpinar JK's corner, it was just that Daricaspor SK's Ulvi Durukan managed to reach the ball for a save. Ateş Kolçak succeeded in the game's 76th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 3-3. 79 minutes into the game, Arda Ozan Akkan cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-3. İbrahim Ethem Şentürk was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cengizhan İley in the 83rd minute of play forced Akpinar JK's goalkeeper İbrahim Ethem Şentürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arda Ozan Akkan took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised İbrahim Ethem Şentürk. İbrahim Ethem Şentürk dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-3. After a defensive mix-up in Akpinar JK's zone, Arda Ozan Akkan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. İbrahim Ethem Şentürk came out of the goal and Arda Ozan Akkan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Daricaspor SK had played much better football throughout.