League Play-Off

Şükrü Saraçoğlu
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Erkut Akergin made the kick off which started today's match. With a little luck, Eyüpspor's Gazi Yeler got control of the ball when Ahmet Korcan Hasret tried to sneak it across the goal line. Tayfur Tüzeman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tacettin Muhlis having to interfere. Tacettin Muhlis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Birkan Uruç's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Birkan Uruç received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Tacettin Muhlis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 28 minutes, Birkan Uruç managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Eyüpspor's supporters crossed their fingers, but Birkan Uruç was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Fenerbahçe 1907's Erkut Akergin got a free kick in the 30th minute. Tacettin Muhlis stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tayfur Tüzeman's shot from short distance in the 34th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Eyüpspor's zone, Erkut Akergin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gazi Yeler came out of the goal and Erkut Akergin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Erkut Akergin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fenerbahçe 1907's supporters rose to their feet, but Erkut Akergin was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gazi Yeler breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 46th minute of the match, Ahmet Korcan Hasret got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gazi Yeler was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 50 minutes of play, Eyüpspor's Birkan Uruç made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tacettin Muhlis was left in no man's land by his defense there!

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tayfur Tüzeman was the one to do the kick off. Tacettin Muhlis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Birkan Uruç in the 57th minute. After a rather tough play, Fenerbahçe 1907's Poyraz Ergümen got a free kick in the 59th minute. After a rather tough play, Eyüpspor's Arif Çelebi Şerhenk got a free kick in the 61st minute. If Birkan Uruç had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Poyraz Ergümen kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Birkan Uruçs short, quick shot in the 74thth minute got Tacettin Muhlis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 76 minutes into the match, Eyüpspor's goal looked a bit too open when Ahmet Korcan Hasret came free, but Gazi Yeler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute, Fenerbahçe 1907's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Birkan Uruç fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Birkan Uruç had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmet Korcan Hasret recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Mustafa Barış Adalı hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Fenerbahçe 1907's Ahmet Korcan Hasret got a free kick in the 88th minute. Tacettin Muhlis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tayfur Tüzeman in the 92nd minute of play. If Ahmet Korcan Hasret had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 100th minute the ball was on its way in behind Fenerbahçe 1907's goalkeeper Tacettin Muhlis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. For all the effort they put into the match, the Eyüpspor players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Fenerbahçe 1907.