League Play-Off

Delice Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Günalp Deryace kicked off to start the match. A collision led to Niğde F.C getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Halit Eraksan hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Niğde F.C's zone, Fehmi Evvel stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vatan Mustafali came out of the goal and Fehmi Evvel tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Tarık Mertkal's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vatan Mustafali was relentless in the 13th minute of the game. Mazhar Asya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, Niğde F.C's Orhan Seyfi Durucan got a free kick in the 16th minute. If Günalp Deryace had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, İlker Ayvazoğlu took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Hakkı Devrim Bilgen to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to EYE OF THE TIGER getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Çeliker Özdilmaç hit a great ball. After having played for 29 minutes, Mazhar Asya managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Niğde F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mazhar Asya was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Mazhar Asya managed to get in a good position for a shot. Niğde F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but Mazhar Asya was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hakkı Devrim Bilgen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 41 minutes, Mazhar Asya managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Niğde F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mazhar Asya was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. İlker Ayvazoğlu was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes had been played when some careless play by EYE OF THE TIGER's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vacid Acun was slow to take the kick. During this time Niğde F.C's players had a chance to rest. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tarık Mertkal got free with Vatan Mustafali in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Niğde F.C's Mazhar Asya got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Atabey Akmanoğlu hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Vacid Acun was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 64th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, İlker Ayvazoğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Niğde F.C's supporters rose to their feet, but İlker Ayvazoğlu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hakkı Devrim Bilgen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Mazhar Asya came up free with the goalie in the 69th minute, the Niğde F.C 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 Mazhar Asya couldn't finish the play. İlker Ayvazoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 79th minute, Tarık Mertkal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The EYE OF THE TIGER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers İlker Ayvazoğlu in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hakkı Devrim Bilgen saved EYE OF THE TIGER from getting behind. 86 minutes into the match, EYE OF THE TIGER's goal looked a bit too open when Mazhar Asya came free, but Hakkı Devrim Bilgen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vatan Mustafali took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Günalp Deryace, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Niğde F.C's goalkeeper Vatan Mustafali, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Niğde F.C getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Burç Ulaş hit a great ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Niğde F.C had played much better football throughout.