League Play-Off

Timsah Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) With a little luck, Ataköy's Vefa Beysun got control of the ball when Batıkan Tuğra tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cihan Baydar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kuddusî Başkur's late challenge caught a Bursaspor FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kuddusî Başkur helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Ataköy getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Kuddusî Başkur hit a great ball. When Cihan Baydar came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Bursaspor 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 Cihan Baydar couldn't finish the play. Batıkan Tuğra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Vefa Beysun made a huge save. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Emrullah Uğurlubey managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ataköy's supporters rose to their feet, but Emrullah Uğurlubey was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dinçer Çeliker breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Nuralp Tolay hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the match, Ataköy's Mustafa Cumhur Gayret broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. Batıkan Tuğra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Vefa Beysun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cihan Baydar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vefa Beysun having to interfere. 36 minutes into the match, Bursaspor FK's goal looked a bit too open when Emrullah Uğurlubey came free, but Dinçer Çeliker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bursaspor FK's Dinçer Çeliker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Altan Geylanoğullarından in the 41st minute of play. Vefa Beysun showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cihan Baydar, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Altan Geylanoğullarından to make the kick off. Batıkan Tuğra struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Vefa Beysun didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bursaspor FK. Cihan Baydar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 56 minutes into the game, one of Ataköy:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After a rather tough play, Bursaspor FK's Ahmet Kadri Tunalı got a free kick in the 62nd minute. A hard shot by Mustafa Cumhur Gayret from long distance, 63 minutes into the match, got Dinçer Çeliker's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Cihan Baydar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vefa Beysun having to interfere. Ataköy's Vefa Beysun played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Batıkan Tuğra in the 86th minute of play. If Cihan Baydar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Batıkan Tuğra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Vefa Beysun tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Batıkan Tuğra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Songurbey Çidam's late challenge caught a Ataköy's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Songurbey Çidam helped the player get up and apologised. After 93 played minutes Bursaspor FK got a freekick which was hit by Songurbey Çidam. The attack was good, but when Altan Geylanoğullarından in the 95th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 97th minute, Bursaspor FK's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Emrullah Uğurlubey fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Bursaspor FK's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.