League Play-Off

Seben
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. Batur Sedat started the match with the kick off. Çağatay Saltar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bozkurt Türköz in the 4th minute. After a rather tough play, Seben SK's Halit Umural got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute of the match Ahmet Ali Peşrev shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Numan Bakanay showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. When Batur Sedat came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Darende FK 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 Batur Sedat couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Seben SK's Arif Egemen Özsan got a free kick in the 11th minute. After a rather tough play, Darende FK's Batur Sedat got a free kick in the 12th minute. Abdulaziz Aymaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 15th minute. Çağatay Saltar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 19th minute, Darende FK's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bozkurt Türköz fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Bozkurt Türköz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 21stth minute, Çağatay Saltar skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Numan Bakanay stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Batur Sedat's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. 27 minutes into the match, Seben SK's goal looked a bit too open when Batur Sedat came free, but Numan Bakanay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Anıl Kocay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Batur Sedat in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Numan Bakanay saved Seben SK from getting behind. With a little luck, Darende FK's Çağatay Saltar got control of the ball when Bozkurt Türköz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Batur Sedat kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Çağatay Saltar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdulaziz Aymaz in the 44th minute of play. Bozkurt Türköz might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Çağatay Saltar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bozkurt Türköz ran back to his position shaking his head. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abdulaziz Aymaz made a kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 54th minute, Bozkurt Türköz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Seben SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Bozkurt Türköz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Çağatay Saltar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 55th minute, Yasin Ötüken hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 64 played minutes Darende FK got a freekick which was hit by Vedat Tunalı. Bozkurt Türköz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 67th minute Abdulaziz Aymaz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Çağatay Saltar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Numan Bakanay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Batur Sedat in the 69th minute of the match. Darende FK's Çağatay Saltar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bozkurt Türköz in the 72nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Darende FK's zone, Bozkurt Türköz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Çağatay Saltar came out of the goal and Bozkurt Türköz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Seben SK defense, Anıl Kocay kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Numan Bakanay. The Seben SK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Numan Bakanay should have stopped the shot. Arif Bilge Heybetli hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Anıl Kocay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Numan Bakanay having to interfere. Çağatay Saltar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bozkurt Türköz in the 92nd minute of the match. The Darende FK supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Darende FK would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.