League Play-Off

Karacasu Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ferdi Vefa got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Catalca JK's Saip Özertem sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zülfü Eyüp narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 6 minutes into the match, Karacasu's goal looked a bit too open when Cüneyt Vefik came free, but Zülfü Eyüp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Saip Özertem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. When Saip Özertem came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Catalca 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 Saip Özertem couldn't finish the play. In the 10th match minute, Karacasu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferdi Vefa to maneuver through the defense. When Cüneyt Vefik came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Catalca 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 Cüneyt Vefik couldn't finish the play. If Cüneyt Vefik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cüneyt Vefik in the 18th minute of play forced Karacasu's goalkeeper Zülfü Eyüp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Catalca JK's Saip Özertem in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Karacasu's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Saip Özertem in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zülfü Eyüp saved Karacasu from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cüneyt Vefik in the 32nd minute of play forced Karacasu's goalkeeper Zülfü Eyüp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nuratay Neyzen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ferdi Vefa, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Karacasu's zone, Cüneyt Vefik stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zülfü Eyüp came out of the goal and Cüneyt Vefik tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zülfü Eyüp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saip Özertem in the 45th minute of the match. In the 47th minute Cüneyt Vefik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zülfü Eyüp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cüneyt Vefik made a kick off. Zülfü Eyüp took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cüneyt Vefik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cüneyt Vefik fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zülfü Eyüp having to interfere. In the 55th match minute, Karacasu was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferdi Vefa to maneuver through the defense. Zülfü Eyüp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cüneyt Vefik in the 56th minute of play. When Ferdi Vefa fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Karacasu's protests and gave Ferdi Vefa a yellow card for diving instead. In the 60th minute, Ferdi Vefa hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute, Cüneyt Vefik 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. Zülfü Eyüp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cüneyt Vefik in the 64th minute of play. Zülfü Eyüp was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cüneyt Vefik showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 70 minute of play. A hard shot 74 in the game by Saip Özertem from a close distance when the talented Zülfü Eyüp managed to make a qualified save. Karacasu's players were relieved. When Catalca JK's Cüneyt Vefik in the 76th minute got a chance for a shot 76th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Karacasu's goalie prevented a goal. In the 77th minute, Saip Özertem 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cüneyt Vefik in the 79th minute of play forced Karacasu's goalkeeper Zülfü Eyüp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Saip Özertem got free with Zülfü Eyüp in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Saip Özertem fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zülfü Eyüp having to interfere. The Karacasu fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Catalca JK were clearly better and deserved to take the win.