League Play-Off

Nisantasi Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Menderes Kamber made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the match, Menderes Kamber notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Ottoman Empire's Adnan Özpinar. Adnan Özpinar was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Adnan Özpinar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Menderes Kamber in the 8th minute of play. Adnan Özpinar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Menderes Kamber in the 12th minute of play. Adnan Özpinar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Menderes Kamber in the 19th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Sivas's goalkeeper Baki Özbala had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Baykal Tura. An unexpectedly hard shot by Göksun Sümeroğlu in the 22nd minute of play forced Sivas's goalkeeper Baki Özbala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muhammet Tuğsav in the 28th minute of play forced Sivas's goalkeeper Baki Özbala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Baki Özbala made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Göksun Sümeroğlu in the 31st minute of play. After having played for 46 minutes, Göksun Sümeroğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ottoman Empire's supporters crossed their fingers, but Göksun Sümeroğlu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Göksun Sümeroğlu to strike the kick off in the second half. When Göksun Sümeroğlu fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Ottoman Empire's protests and gave Göksun Sümeroğlu a yellow card for diving instead. In the 55th match minute, Sivas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Şükrü Yağızbay to maneuver through the defense. Baki Özbala showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Göksun Sümeroğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 64th minute Menderes Kamber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adnan Özpinar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute of the match, Menderes Kamber tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Adnan Özpinar saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 77th minute Menderes Kamber shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adnan Özpinar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Muhammet Tuğsav in the 78th minute of play forced Sivas's goalkeeper Baki Özbala to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 82nd minute, Muhammet Tuğsav left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ottoman Empire fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. Adnan Özpinar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Menderes Kamber, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 95 minutes into the match, Baykal Tura had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Baki Özbala. Sivas's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Baykal Tura was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ottoman Empire had played much better football throughout.