League Play-Off

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Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ahmet Asım Sarıkaya kicked off to start the match. If Hulki Nurettin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Hulki Nurettin came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the Yesilyurt 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 Hulki Nurettin couldn't finish the play. 11 minutes into the game, Yesilyurt's Gürkan Taşel nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Peker Zahir made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 15th minute of the game. One of Erzurum FB:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Yesilyurt:s goal. In the 17th minute there was a penalty for Yesilyurt. Aydın Neyzen stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Peker Zahir. 0-2. Hulki Nurettin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Peker Zahir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 24 minutes into the match, Yesilyurt's Gürkan Taşel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Peker Zahir narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Ahmet Asım Sarıkaya recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 31st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, Yesilyurt's Aydın Neyzen got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Hulki Nurettin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gürkan Taşel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Peker Zahir having to interfere. Yesilyurt's Okaner Boranalp got a good chance for a goal in the 45th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The Erzurum FB players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Yesilyurt were winning 0-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gürkan Taşel made a kick off. Erzurum FB's Peker Zahir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gürkan Taşel in the 54th minute of play. With a little luck, Erzurum FB's Peker Zahir got control of the ball when Hulki Nurettin tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Gürkan Taşel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 64 played minutes Erzurum FB got a freekick which was hit by Ziya Erten. 66 minutes into the match, Erzurum FB's goal looked a bit too open when Gürkan Taşel came free, but Peker Zahir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Peker Zahir made a fantastic save in the 68th minute, when Hulki Nurettin sent off a good shot on target. If Hulki Nurettin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Peker Zahir had great luck who in the 75thth minute grab hold of the ball when Gürkan Taşel from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Peker Zahir made an important save on a dangerous shot by Hulki Nurettin in the 89th minute. In the 94th minute, Hulki Nurettin 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.