League Play-Off

Artova Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Baransel Onay kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. After 3 played minutes, Yavru Kaplanlar's Ahmet Hasan Uluöz shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Evren İmge came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Yavru Kaplanlar reached it. With splendid footwork Gaffar Yaren arrived in front of goal to shoot 1-0 by the left pole in the game's 5th minute. In the 9th minute Tavs Branefeldt shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Semi Tahsin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sancarbey Sözen's late challenge caught a Yavru Kaplanlar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sancarbey Sözen helped the player get up and apologised. Sancarbey Sözen hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. When Yavru Kaplanlar's Gaffar Yaren in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Eleskirt's goalie prevented a goal. Aysan Necdet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Semi Tahsin having to interfere. Atabey Ulus kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. After 24 played minutes Yavru Kaplanlar got a freekick which was hit by Okan Kutlar. In the 27th minute Eleskirt were awarded a corner. Baransel Onay went to the cornerflag to take it. Tavs Branefeldt received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Semi Tahsin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Okan Kutlar's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Evren İmge was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Yavru Kaplanlar's Semi Tahsin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tavs Branefeldt in the 36th minute of play. Eleskirt's Evren İmge played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gaffar Yaren in the 37th minute of play. Bahadır Sayılgan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Semi Tahsin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bahadır Sayılgan to make the kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Tarkan Verim managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Yavru Kaplanlar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tarkan Verim was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aysan Necdet kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. In the 58th minute Gaffar Yaren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Evren İmge saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bahadır Sayılgan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Hasan Can Tankut hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. 64 minutes into the match, Eleskirt's goal looked a bit too open when Gaffar Yaren came free, but Evren İmge reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Okan Kutlar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Evren İmge having to interfere. In the 68th minute, Okan Kutlar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Bahadır Sayılgan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Eleskirt's supporters rose to their feet, but Bahadır Sayılgan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Semi Tahsin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Eleskirt's Baransel Onay got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Evren İmge didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tarkan Verim went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Okan Kutlar kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Eleskirt's Aysan Necdet quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Atabey Ulus, made in the 90th minute of the game. Semi Tahsin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aysan Necdet, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Gaffar Yaren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Yavru Kaplanlar players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.