League Play-Off

Meram Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the match, Meram SK's goal looked a bit too open when Halit Fahri Turhan came free, but İshak Eskicioğlu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Selami Burçak stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Batıray Ünsan's shot from short distance in the 5th minute. Meram SK were furious when Aşkın Yağızkan was red carded, 7 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 7th minute, one of Meram SK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Meram SK. İshak Eskicioğlu went to the wrong direction when Serbülent Ülgenalp was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Meram SK's zone, Hazar İldeniz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. İshak Eskicioğlu came out of the goal and Hazar İldeniz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. İshak Eskicioğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Halit Fahri Turhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. İshak Eskicioğlu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hazar İldeniz's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. Yağızalp Özge hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. İshak Eskicioğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Halit Fahri Turhan in the 33rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Meram SK's Oktay Toktaş got a free kick in the 34th minute. Halit Fahri Turhan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but İshak Eskicioğlu read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. After 41 minutes, Serbülent Ülgenalp mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cubuklu and the Meram SK players grew even worse after the yellow card. Serbülent Ülgenalp hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Arif Ensar İncili in the 42nd minute of play forced Cubuklu's goalkeeper Selami Burçak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Halit Fahri Turhan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hazar İldeniz in the 51st minute of play forced Meram SK's goalkeeper İshak Eskicioğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute, Haldun Aurelio made a precise shot to the right of Selami Burçak. Cubuklu's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Oktay Toktaş charged in rather forcefully in the 59th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oktay Toktaş the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Cubuklu booed when Meram SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oktay Toktaş didn't get a good kick on the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Cubuklu's goal looked a bit too open when Haldun Aurelio came free, but Selami Burçak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Haldun Aurelio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Haldun Aurelio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute, Hazar İldeniz 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. Hidayet Kazım charged in rather forcefully in the 83rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Hidayet Kazım the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Selami Burçak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Haldun Aurelio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Halit Fahri Turhan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Batıray Ünsan hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Cubuklu's Serbülent Ülgenalp shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 92nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by İshak Eskicioğlu but with some difficulty.