League Play-Off

Derinkuyu 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. Tommie Van den Brul started the match with the kick off. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Usak's goalkeeper Yakup Kadri Suer, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 8th minute of the match Aziz Yıldırım got a corner. Usak's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arif Bilge Bayraktaroğlu ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Aziz Yıldırım's Arif Bilge Bayraktaroğlu to fire away a dangerous shot which Yakup Kadri Suer despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Emrah Adıgün got free with Yakup Kadri Suer in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lefter Tümkut made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ekber Taşgan in the 16th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Joaquim Borges fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Yakup Kadri Suer, passed just outside the right post. When Emrah Adıgün came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Aziz Yıldırım 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 Emrah Adıgün couldn't finish the play. Aziz Yıldırım's Joaquim Borges got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Usak's zone, Joaquim Borges stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yakup Kadri Suer came out of the goal and Joaquim Borges tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Emrah Adıgün came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Aziz Yıldırım 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 Emrah Adıgün couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marciano Lluc in the 42nd minute of play forced Usak's goalkeeper Yakup Kadri Suer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Emrah Adıgün sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After having played for 44 minutes, Tommie Van den Brul managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Aziz Yıldırım's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tommie Van den Brul 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 Aziz Yıldırım getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Emrah Adıgün hit a great ball. Yakup Kadri Suer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tommie Van den Brul, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ekber Taşgan to make the kick off. Joaquim Borges received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Yakup Kadri Suer tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 58 minutes into the game, Aziz Yıldırım's Emrah Adıgün nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yakup Kadri Suer made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. If Emrah Adıgün had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tommie Van den Brul sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Durmuş Özkutay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lefter Tümkut having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Emrah Adıgün managed to get in a good position for a shot. Aziz Yıldırım's supporters rose to their feet, but Emrah Adıgün was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yakup Kadri Suer breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Emrah Adıgün came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Aziz Yıldırım 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 Emrah Adıgün couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Usak getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Anıl Arda Tümerdem hit a great ball. Yakup Kadri Suer showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emrah Adıgün, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Joaquim Borges fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yakup Kadri Suer having to interfere. After 95 minutes of play, Usak's Durmuş Özkutay made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lefter Tümkut was left in no man's land by his defense there!