League Play-Off

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Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cengiz Yetkin took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 5 minutes, Atahan Uruz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ş.URFASPOR's supporters crossed their fingers, but Atahan Uruz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mustafa Orhan Ak hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Ş.URFASPOR's Talha Balatürk couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 17th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Iscehisar. After 22 minutes of play Iscehisar's Mustafa Orhan Ak was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 22 played minutes Iscehisar got a freekick which was hit by Mustafa Orhan Ak. If Cengiz Yetkin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute, Tuncer Özbek 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. Iscehisar's Erkin Ülkem proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Iscehisar from getting a goal against them. Abuzer Oktay struck a weak shot in the 35th minute. Erkin Ülkem didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ş.URFASPOR. When Aytunç Derinöz fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Iscehisar's protests and gave Aytunç Derinöz a yellow card for diving instead. Talha Balatürk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 40th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Yaman Tekmil stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Kerim Uyguralp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Erkin Ülkem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aytunç Derinöz got his second yellow card in the match during the 56th minute which meant that he had to leave the ground. After 57 played minutes Iscehisar got a freekick which was hit by Aytunç Derinöz. When Talha Balatürk came up free with the goalie in the 58th minute, the Ş.URFASPOR 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 Talha Balatürk couldn't finish the play. Erkin Ülkem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cengiz Yetkin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Tuncer Özbek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cengiz Yetkin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Tuncer Özbek recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Erkin Ülkem showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kerim Uyguralp in the 66th minute of the match. Cengiz Yetkin took the ball and in the 68 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Erkin Ülkem. Erkin Ülkem dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. 76 minutes into the game, Cengiz Yetkin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Erkin Ülkem was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The throw-in from Ahmet Hakan Nafiz in the 79th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Iscehisar's Alphan Sadun. Ahmet Hakan Nafiz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Erkin Ülkem tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Erkin Ülkem stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cengiz Yetkin's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. After 85 played minutes Ş.URFASPOR got a freekick which was hit by Tuncer Özbek. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cengiz Yetkin in the 87th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erkin Ülkem prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 90th minute, Cengiz Yetkin ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Erkin Ülkem was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. Iscehisar's Erkin Ülkem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cengiz Yetkin in the 93rd minute of play. Atahan Uruz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erkin Ülkem having to interfere. There was no doubt that Ş.URFASPOR were the better team. Ş.URFASPOR's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.