League Play-Off

Catalca
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Kunter Utkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kuddusî Orcaner charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kuddusî Orcaner the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Cihangir SK's Kuddusî Orcaner got a free kick in the 11th minute. Çelik Başol received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Burhan Çelik tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kunter Utkan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ahmet Harun Özgen during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Catalca SK's Ahmet Harun Özgen got a free kick in the 21st minute. After a defensive mix-up in Catalca SK's zone, Kuddusî Orcaner stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erman Akkın came out of the goal and Kuddusî Orcaner tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In a very dangerous position, a player in Catalca SK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 24th minute. Penalty! Kunter Utkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cihangir SK's goalkeeper Burhan Çelik, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kadir Şenaltan's late challenge caught a Catalca SK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kadir Şenaltan helped the player get up and apologised. After some fancy dribbling in the 35th minute, Kunter Utkan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Catalca SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Kunter Utkan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Burhan Çelik breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Kuddusî Orcaner had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Çelik Başol managed to get in a good position for a shot. Catalca SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Çelik Başol was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Burhan Çelik breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Cihangir SK's zone, Çelik Başol stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Burhan Çelik came out of the goal and Çelik Başol tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

Çelik Başol scored 1-1 in the 53rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Burhan Çelik, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Galip Taşdan came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Cihangir SK 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 Galip Taşdan couldn't finish the play. In the 61st minute, one of Catalca SK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Catalca SK. Burhan Çelik made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Çelik Başol in the 65th minute of play. In the 67th minute Çelik Başol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Burhan Çelik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 68th minute, Çelik Başol made a precise shot to the right of Burhan Çelik. Cihangir SK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Kunter Utkan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Kunter Utkan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Erman Akkın made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kuddusî Orcaner in the 79th minute. When Ahmet Harun Özgen was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 84 minutes had been played. Erman Akkın stood somewhat misplaced when Galip Taşdan came free in front of goal and shot 2-2 to the left of him in the 88 minute. In the 92nd minute Çelik Başol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Burhan Çelik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Burhan Çelik showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Çelik Başol in the 93rd minute of the match. In the 96th minute Çelik Başol shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Burhan Çelik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kuddusî Orcaner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 100th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erman Akkın having to interfere. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.