League Play-Off

Modafone Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Egespor's Arif Buğra Özdil started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 9 minutes of play, Egespor's Semih Sahir made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Garip Mecnun was left in no man's land by his defense there! After having played for 18 minutes, Neşat Semdin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manavgat SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Neşat Semdin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aytekin Kotuz hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. If Semih Sahir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Manavgat SK getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Ahmet Hayri Tecik hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Manavgat SK's zone, Arif Buğra Özdil stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Garip Mecnun came out of the goal and Arif Buğra Özdil tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 30th minute Arif Buğra Özdil shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Garip Mecnun saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sabahattin Muhteşem during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 31 played minutes Manavgat SK got a freekick which was hit by Sabahattin Muhteşem. In the 35th minute, Aytekin Kotuz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Garip Mecnun was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Arif Buğra Özdil capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Arif Buğra Özdil really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Neşat Semdin made a kick off. Korhan Reha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Neşat Semdin in the 52nd minute of play. If Aybek Usbey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paşa Ali Canay kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Buğra Özdil in the 65th minute of play forced Manavgat SK's goalkeeper Garip Mecnun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmet Hayri Tecik kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Manavgat SK's Garip Mecnun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Semih Sahir in the 73rd minute of play. Aybek Usbey got in the 74th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Korhan Reha handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Korhan Reha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Neşat Semdin in the 76th minute of the match. Korhan Reha made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Aybek Usbey sent off a good shot on target. In the 86th minute of the match Halit Ziya Nafiz shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Korhan Reha showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Egespor's goalkeeper Korhan Reha, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Buğra Özdil in the 94th minute of play forced Manavgat SK's goalkeeper Garip Mecnun to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.