League Play-Off

Catalpinar
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ayberk Akdurmuş took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th minute, Ayberk Akdurmuş 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. Max Ratcliffe received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Batıkan Toper tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Ayberk Akdurmuş's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Batıkan Toper was relentless in the 14th minute of the game. Silvio Mede made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Nadir Boysan sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Catalpinar JK's zone, Baha Cengaver stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Batıkan Toper came out of the goal and Baha Cengaver tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 21 minutes, Mücahit Uçma mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zonguldak Kömürspor and the Catalpinar JK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Zonguldak Kömürspor's Mücahit Uçma got a free kick in the 21st minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ayberk Akdurmuş in the 25th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Batıkan Toper saved Catalpinar JK from getting behind. Ayberk Akdurmuş fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Batıkan Toper having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kandemir Irmak in the 29th minute of play forced Zonguldak Kömürspor's goalkeeper Silvio Mede to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Catalpinar JK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sezai Remzi in the 32nd minute. In the 33rd minute, Delfim Aguiar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ayberk Akdurmuş in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Batıkan Toper prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 41 minutes into the match, Catalpinar JK's goal looked a bit too open when Ayberk Akdurmuş came free, but Batıkan Toper reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd minute, Ayberk Akdurmuş 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. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

After 56 played minutes Zonguldak Kömürspor got a freekick which was hit by Max Ratcliffe. In the 60th minute, Ayberk Akdurmuş left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zonguldak Kömürspor fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind Catalpinar JK's goalkeeper Batıkan Toper, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 76th minute, Delfim Aguiar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 78th minute Nadir Boysan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvio Mede saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ayberk Akdurmuş might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Batıkan Toper. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ayberk Akdurmuş ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Catalpinar JK's goalkeeper Batıkan Toper, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Silvio Mede took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kandemir Irmak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ayberk Akdurmuş fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Batıkan Toper having to interfere. Catalpinar JK's Batıkan Toper played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ayberk Akdurmuş in the 92nd minute of play.