League Play-Off

Susurluk
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Samim Erginer made the kick off which started today's match. Orçun Futbol Kulübü's defense didn't have a chance, in the 4th minute, when Samim Erginer scored to the left of an out of position Eser Acar, making the score, 1-0. 9 minutes into the game, Samim Erginer recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Eser Acar. Samim Erginer showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. In the 12th minute the ball was on its way in behind Susurluk's goalkeeper Alpay Timur, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zikri Payidar got free with Eser Acar in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gökalp Köker's late challenge caught a Orçun Futbol Kulübü's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gökalp Köker helped the player get up and apologised. 20 minutes into the game, one of Susurluk:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Tarık Çoğun placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! 29 minutes into the match, Orçun Futbol Kulübü's goalkeeper Eser Acar had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zikri Payidar. Alpay Timur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bahtiyar Halıcı in the 32nd minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Orçun Futbol Kulübü's goal looked a bit too open when Samim Erginer came free, but Eser Acar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Samim Erginer in the 36th minute of play forced Orçun Futbol Kulübü's goalkeeper Eser Acar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eser Acar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zikri Payidar in the 45th minute. Eser Acar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Samim Erginer in the 46th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bahtiyar Halıcı to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zikri Payidar in the 56th minute of play forced Orçun Futbol Kulübü's goalkeeper Eser Acar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zikri Payidar might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eser Acar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Zikri Payidar ran back to his position shaking his head. Bahtiyar Halıcı got in the 63rd a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Alpay Timur handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. Eser Acar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zikri Payidar, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. The audience was convinced that Samim Erginer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Eser Acar was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Samim Erginer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Eser Acar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 78th minute, Zikri Payidar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Susurluk's supporters rose to their feet, but Zikri Payidar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Eser Acar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 81st minute Zikri Payidar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eser Acar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Samim Erginer came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Susurluk 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 Samim Erginer couldn't finish the play. Susurluk's Zikri Payidar got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Coşkun Akbulut came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Orçun Futbol Kulübü 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 Coşkun Akbulut couldn't finish the play. When Semail Batüralp fell near the penalty area in the 99th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Susurluk's protests and gave Semail Batüralp a yellow card for diving instead. In the 98th minute, one of Susurluk: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 Susurluk. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Susurluk fans cheered their team off the field, for while Orçun Futbol Kulübü had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.