League Play-Off

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Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Fuat Ege made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Berkant Yağıztekin in the 4th minute of play. Bektaş Bostancı kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. If Ali Berkant Yağıztekin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kerim Gündeş received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Kerim Hızlı tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 15th minute, one of Salipazari JK: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 Salipazari JK. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kerim Gündeş in the 22nd minute of play forced Salipazari JK's goalkeeper Kerim Hızlı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 28th minute, Şimşek Tuygun managed to get in a good position for a shot. Salipazari JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Şimşek Tuygun was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fuat Ege breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Salipazari JK's Kerim Hızlı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kerim Gündeş in the 35th minute of play. Berker Rıza Bera hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. After 42 played minutes Kerim Gündeş rounded Salipazari JK's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The wind increased when Kerim Gündeş made the kick off in the second half. Kerim Hızlı made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdulkadir Vurgun in the 53rd minute of play. Abdulkadir Vurgun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kerim Hızlı having to interfere. The supporters of GaLaTaSaRaY booed when Salipazari JK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Berker Rıza Bera didn't get a good kick on the ball. GaLaTaSaRaY's Abdulkadir Vurgun got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kerim Hızlı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kerim Gündeş in the 57th minute of the match. Kerim Hızlı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdulkadir Vurgun, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. Melih Cevdet Akçiçek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fuat Ege having to interfere. Şimşek Tuygun's late challenge caught a GaLaTaSaRaY's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Şimşek Tuygun helped the player get up and apologised. 72 minutes into the match, GaLaTaSaRaY's goalkeeper Fuat Ege had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Melih Cevdet Akçiçek. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Salipazari JK's goalkeeper Kerim Hızlı, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 84th minute, Melih Cevdet Akçiçek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abdulkadir Vurgun's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kerim Hızlı read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. When Şimşek Tuygun came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Salipazari JK 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 Şimşek Tuygun couldn't finish the play. In the 94th minute, Melih Cevdet Akçiçek 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. Salipazari JK's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.