League Play-Off

GAP ARENA SPOR K.
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) İlhami Cire started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. İlhami Cire did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Akgün Akkaş 5 minutes into the match. İlhami Cire sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of ŞANLIURFASPOR AŞ. booed when Ercis FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fatih Hirfet didn't get a good kick on the ball. Anıl Arda Öksüzoğlu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 22nd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Akgün Akkaş. Ercis FK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Rıza Şinasi kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Rıza Şinasi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. İsrafil Ensar was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. The referee felt a red card was in order, 31 minutes into the game, when Ahmet Fikret Temizsoy put in a rough tackle. In the 38th minute, Edip Özgener 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. Fevzi Tüzünalp sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If İbrahim Ethem Emir had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ŞANLIURFASPOR AŞ.'s İlhami Cire got a good chance for a goal in the 43rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Baturalp Bayır sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 48th minute, Baturalp Bayır made a precise shot to the right of Akgün Akkaş. Ercis FK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Rıza Şinasi to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Fevzi Tüzünalp managed to get in a good position for a shot. ŞANLIURFASPOR AŞ.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Fevzi Tüzünalp was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Akgün Akkaş breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Edip Özgener had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 59th minute, Baturalp Bayır 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. Saffet Yadigar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Ercis FK's goalkeeper Akgün Akkaş, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Edip Özgener had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ercis FK's Akgün Akkaş played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baturalp Bayır in the 66th minute of play. İbrahim Ethem Emir took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Akgün Akkaş. Akgün Akkaş dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. Akgün Akkaş showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Baturalp Bayır, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Baturalp Bayır managed to get in a good position for a shot. ŞANLIURFASPOR AŞ.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Baturalp Bayır was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Akgün Akkaş breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Baturalp Bayır received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Akgün Akkaş tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Akgün Akkaş made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Baturalp Bayır in the 87th minute of play. Abdullah Tunçtürk received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. İsrafil Ensar came out and tried to block the shot, but Abdullah Tunçtürk slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 89th minute. In the 93rd minute Baturalp Bayır shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Akgün Akkaş saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 95 minutes, Rıza Şinasi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Ercis FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rıza Şinasi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Rıza Şinasi struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. İsrafil Ensar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ercis FK. In the 98th match minute, ŞANLIURFASPOR AŞ. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İbrahim Ethem Emir to maneuver through the defense. ŞANLIURFASPOR AŞ. walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.