League Play-Off

Karagümrük Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Peyami İlsev started the match with the kick off. If Anıl Berk Semi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Duran Özyurt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peyami İlsev in the 7th minute of the match. Özgür Kudret charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Özgür Kudret the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Celebi getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Özgür Kudret hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şafak Aydınalp in the 11th minute of play forced Karagümrük FK's goalkeeper Duran Özyurt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Şafak Aydınalp took the ball and in the 13 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Duran Özyurt. Duran Özyurt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Şafak Aydınalp 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. A collision led to Karagümrük FK getting a freekick after 20 minutes play. Hüseyin Vahdettin hit a great ball. Duran Özyurt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Günay Urandu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anıl Berk Semi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anıl Berk Ergüner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vural Öztekin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 minutes, Gökalp Kutsalan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Karagümrük FK and the Celebi players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 26 played minutes Karagümrük FK got a freekick which was hit by Gökalp Kutsalan. Duran Özyurt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Peyami İlsev, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 38th match minute, Celebi was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Özgür Kudret to maneuver through the defense. If Anıl Berk Semi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Peyami İlsev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Duran Özyurt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Peyami İlsev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duran Özyurt having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vural Öztekin to make the kick off. Şafak Aydınalp struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Duran Özyurt didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Celebi. In the 56th match minute, Karagümrük FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gökalp Kutsalan to maneuver through the defense. After having played for 57 minutes, Şafak Aydınalp managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Celebi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Şafak Aydınalp was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Karagümrük FK getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Abdulhamit Tozun hit a great ball. 63 minutes into the match, Vural Öztekin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Anıl Berk Ergüner. Celebi's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vural Öztekin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. 68 minutes into the match, Anıl Berk Semi notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Celebi's Anıl Berk Ergüner. Anıl Berk Ergüner was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Karagümrük FK's Anıl Berk Semi in the 72nd minute got a chance for a shot 72nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Celebi's goalie prevented a goal. In the 78th minute, Ahmet Gündüz Şahin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 79 minutes of play, Celebi's Şafak Aydınalp made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Duran Özyurt was left in no man's land by his defense there! Duran Özyurt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peyami İlsev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Celebi's Şafak Aydınalp got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Günay Urandu kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vural Öztekin in the 92nd minute of play forced Celebi's goalkeeper Anıl Berk Ergüner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The Celebi players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.