League Play-Off

Sefaatli Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ali Behzat Kaptan got the match started through his kick off. Berkin Barın received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Olcay Saygın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sefaatli's Olcay Saygın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kurtuluş Koçaş in the 8th minute of play. ÖZBEŞLER's Doğan Buğrahan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arif Nihat Eraltay in the 11th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, ÖZBEŞLER's goal looked a bit too open when Güneri Balkır came free, but Doğan Buğrahan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 22nd minute, Berkin Barın left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ÖZBEŞLER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Mecnun Erseç recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 26th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Mecnun Erseç took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Doğan Buğrahan to make any attempt to save it. If Berkin Barın had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 38th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Doğan Buğrahan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arif Nihat Eraltay in the 41st minute of the match. Yakup Kadri Zülfikar kicked well hit freekick during the 43rd minute of the match. Güneri Balkır fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Doğan Buğrahan having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arif Nihat Eraltay made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Tayyip Şinasi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the ÖZBEŞLER defense, Savaş Temizcan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Doğan Buğrahan. The ÖZBEŞLER fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Doğan Buğrahan should have stopped the shot. If Arif Nihat Eraltay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Orhan Seyfi Sanal's late challenge caught a Sefaatli's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Orhan Seyfi Sanal helped the player get up and apologised. In the 62nd minute of the match Savaş Temizcan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Doğan Buğrahan skillfully saved the ball. In the 67th minute, Berkin Barın made a precise shot to the right of Olcay Saygın. Sefaatli's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Arif Nihat Eraltay took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Doğan Buğrahan. Doğan Buğrahan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. 82 minutes into the match, Sefaatli's goalkeeper Olcay Saygın had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Berkin Barın. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Nihat Eraltay in the 93rd minute of play forced ÖZBEŞLER's goalkeeper Doğan Buğrahan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Sefaatli's Olcay Saygın got control of the ball when Kurtuluş Koçaş tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sefaatli's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.