League Play-Off

Unkapani Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. İlker Ayvazoğlu started the match with the kick off. İlker Ayvazoğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. Göktuğ İksir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orhan Seyfi Durucan, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Vatan Mustafali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arın Ünalan in the 8th minute of the match. If Arın Ünalan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Kayseri Demirspor's Stoycho Gyudzhenov got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute, Orhan Seyfi Durucan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Niğde F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Göktuğ İksir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İlker Ayvazoğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vatan Mustafali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arın Ünalan in the 24th minute of the match. Arın Ünalan was extremely unlucky when he, in the 25th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. 27 minutes into the match, Kayseri Demirspor's goal looked a bit too open when Mazhar Asya came free, but Göktuğ İksir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arın Ünalan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vatan Mustafali having to interfere. After having played for 34 minutes, Arın Ünalan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kayseri Demirspor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arın Ünalan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 37th minute, one of Niğde F.C: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 Niğde F.C. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Arın Ünalan made a kick off. After some careless play in the Kayseri Demirspor defense, Burç Ulaş kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Göktuğ İksir. The Kayseri Demirspor fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Göktuğ İksir should have stopped the shot. Ataol Şahsuvaroğlu charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ataol Şahsuvaroğlu the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 56th minute Stoycho Gyudzhenov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vatan Mustafali saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Göktuğ İksir made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Orhan Seyfi Durucan sent off a good shot on target. Orhan Seyfi Durucan took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Göktuğ İksir. Göktuğ İksir dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. After 65 played minutes Kayseri Demirspor got a freekick which was hit by Stoycho Gyudzhenov. Vatan Mustafali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stoycho Gyudzhenov in the 69th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Orhan Seyfi Durucan during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 70th match minute, Niğde F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orhan Seyfi Durucan to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Kayseri Demirspor's Göktuğ İksir got control of the ball when Burç Ulaş tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Burç Ulaş in the 73rd minute of play forced Kayseri Demirspor's goalkeeper Göktuğ İksir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Stoycho Gyudzhenov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 76 minutes, Arın Ünalan made it 3-3 with a short kick to the right side. Niğde F.C's Vatan Mustafali tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Vatan Mustafali showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stoycho Gyudzhenov in the 79th minute of the match. İlker Ayvazoğlu's late challenge caught a Kayseri Demirspor's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. İlker Ayvazoğlu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 81st match minute, Niğde F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İlker Ayvazoğlu to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd match minute, Kayseri Demirspor was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Vieira to maneuver through the defense. Stoycho Gyudzhenov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 88th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 90 minutes into the match, Kayseri Demirspor's Arın Ünalan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vatan Mustafali narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Burç Ulaş during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 90th match minute, Niğde F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Burç Ulaş to maneuver through the defense. In the 95th minute İlker Ayvazoğlu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Göktuğ İksir saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 96 minutes into the game, Niğde F.C's Mazhar Asya nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Göktuğ İksir made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-4. Niğde F.C were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over Kayseri Demirspor's much stronger midfield.