League Play-Off

Şükrü Saracoğlu
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Doğuş Üstüner made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of Halkapinar booed when Fenerbahçe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Berkem Hançer didn't get a good kick on the ball. Doğuş Üstüner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Ataol Tugal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Onuralp Siralp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ruhi Sabi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ataol Tugal read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. If Doğuş Üstüner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ataol Tugal came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Halkapinar's Doğuş Üstüner. But to his dismay, Doğuş Üstüner quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The supporters of Fenerbahçe booed when Halkapinar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gökçen Akgöze didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Berkem Hançer in the 36th minute of play forced Halkapinar's goalkeeper Duman Ergüven to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Onuralp Siralp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ataol Tugal having to interfere. Ataol Tugal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Doğuş Üstüner in the 45th minute of the match. Onuralp Siralp hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. After the first half Halkapinar were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Berkem Hançer to make the kick off. Halkapinar's Doğuş Üstüner got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Doğuş Üstüner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ataol Tugal having to interfere. Reşat Bengi's late challenge caught a Halkapinar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Reşat Bengi helped the player get up and apologised. Reşat Bengi hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. When Ruhi Sabi came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Halkapinar 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 Ruhi Sabi couldn't finish the play. Duman Ergüven showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Genco Cezri in the 70th minute of the match. 73 minutes into the match, Fenerbahçe's Genco Cezri sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Duman Ergüven narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Berkem Hançer in the 75th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Duman Ergüven saved Halkapinar from getting behind. Doğuş Üstüner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Ataol Tugal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Fenerbahçe's Mikail Canel got a free kick in the 82nd minute. Ataol Tugal was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Doğuş Üstüner showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-2 in the 86 minute of play. Ruhi Sabi took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ataol Tugal. Ataol Tugal dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. The Fenerbahçe fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Halkapinar were clearly better and deserved to take the win.