League Play-Off

Nigde Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kutlay Memduh took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Halit Kayı in the 7th minute of play forced Chelsea's goalkeeper Karahan Dilşah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karahan Dilşah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Turgay Başat, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 11th minute, Semail Akartuna managed to get in a good position for a shot. Chelsea's supporters rose to their feet, but Semail Akartuna was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yavuz Bülent Cansal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Chelsea's Karahan Dilşah played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Turgay Başat in the 21st minute of play. In the 21st match minute, Chelsea was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tamer Hasanoğlu to maneuver through the defense. Chelsea were furious when Tamer Hasanoğlu was red carded, 24 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Chelsea fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 24th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Denizlispor FK a penalty, 27 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Turgay Başat, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Chelsea's Karahan Dilşah. 0-1. The audience was convinced that Halit Kayı's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Karahan Dilşah was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. Karahan Dilşah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdi Saygın Tara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 34th match minute, Denizlispor FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ecevit Baloğlu to maneuver through the defense. Yavuz Bülent Cansal made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kutlay Memduh in the 36th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Semail Akartuna kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Yavuz Bülent Cansal. That made the score 1-1 in the 38 minute of play. If Abdi Saygın Tara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 45th minute, Halit Kayı 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.

In the 51st minute, Süleyman Arslantürk 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. The supporters of Denizlispor FK booed when Chelsea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergen İnanöz didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Süleyman Arslantürk in the 54th minute of play forced Chelsea's goalkeeper Karahan Dilşah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Halit Kayı could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Karahan Dilşah made a huge save. When Süleyman Arslantürk came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Denizlispor 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 Süleyman Arslantürk couldn't finish the play. Halit Kayı was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 63rd minute. Denizlispor FK's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kamil Özen during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Denizlispor FK booed when Chelsea was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kamil Özen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Karahan Dilşah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Süleyman Arslantürk, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. After a rather tough play, Chelsea's Kutlay Memduh got a free kick in the 75th minute. If Halit Kayı had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Karahan Dilşah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Halit Kayı, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the match, Chelsea's goal looked a bit too open when Halit Kayı came free, but Karahan Dilşah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Halit Kayı got free with Karahan Dilşah in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Karahan Dilşah was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Süleyman Arslantürk capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Süleyman Arslantürk really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2. After 91 played minutes Chelsea got a freekick which was hit by Kamil Özen. Karahan Dilşah made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when Halit Kayı sent off a good shot on target. Denizlispor FK's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.