League Play-Off

ZİRAAT ARENA
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Kıvanç Altıncığlu made the kick off and thus started the match. 7 minutes into the match, ZİRAAT FK's goal looked a bit too open when Recep Talha Toper came free, but Gürcan Kerimhan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tugay Akkurt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kıvanç Altıncığlu in the 10th minute of the match. After 15 played minutes ZİRAAT FK got a freekick which was hit by Cevher Tüzmen. After 16 played minutes, Hisarcik's Korcan Babacan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gürcan Kerimhan came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Hisarcik reached it. Gürcan Kerimhan came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Hisarcik's Recep Talha Toper. But to his dismay, Recep Talha Toper quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. If Seyrani Cihanmert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gürcan Kerimhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Seyrani Cihanmert, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Gürcan Kerimhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Recep Talha Toper in the 26th minute of play. Gürcan Kerimhan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kamil Ayaydın went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Seyrani Cihanmert fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gürcan Kerimhan having to interfere. If Recep Talha Toper had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 37 minutes into the match, Hisarcik's Recep Talha Toper sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gürcan Kerimhan narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 39th minute Seyrani Cihanmert shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gürcan Kerimhan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Recep Talha Toper's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gürcan Kerimhan was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. Seyrani Cihanmert received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Gürcan Kerimhan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After the first half Hisarcik were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

After 52 played minutes Recep Talha Toper rounded ZİRAAT FK's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-3. Gürcan Kerimhan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Recep Talha Toper in the 56th minute of play. Sait Özkoc hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. The supporters of ZİRAAT FK booed when Hisarcik was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Recep Talha Toper didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gürcan Kerimhan showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Recep Talha Toper, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Gürcan Kerimhan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Recep Talha Toper in the 69th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Seyrani Cihanmert managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hisarcik's supporters rose to their feet, but Seyrani Cihanmert was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gürcan Kerimhan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 84 minutes of play, Hisarcik's Seyrani Cihanmert made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Gürcan Kerimhan was left in no man's land by his defense there! 91 minutes into the match, ZİRAAT FK's goalkeeper Gürcan Kerimhan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Seyrani Cihanmert. An unexpectedly hard shot by Recep Talha Toper in the 92nd minute of play forced ZİRAAT FK's goalkeeper Gürcan Kerimhan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tugay Akkurt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cevher Tüzmen in the 95th minute of play. 97 minutes into the match, Hisarcik's goal looked a bit too open when Umut Özal came free, but Tugay Akkurt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The ZİRAAT FK fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Hisarcik were clearly better and deserved to take the win.