League Play-Off

Paco De Lucia
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Enginsu Baldemir kicked off to start the match. After a defensive mix-up in xxxxxxxxx's zone, Murathan Urandu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yavuz Selim Belen came out of the goal and Murathan Urandu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Feneryolu's Volkan Şükür got a free kick in the 10th minute. In the 15th minute Osman Ali Direnç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yavuz Selim Belen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hüseyin Vecihi during the 16th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 17th minute, Hüseyin Vecihi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 19th match minute, xxxxxxxxx was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baki Kasım to maneuver through the defense. After 20 minutes of play, Feneryolu's Murathan Urandu made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yavuz Selim Belen was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yavuz Selim Belen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Osman Ali Direnç in the 25th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Enginsu Baldemir took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Kuzey Özarı to make any attempt to save it. Yavuz Selim Belen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Murathan Urandu in the 44th minute of play. Artaç Tozun hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Osman Ali Direnç's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yavuz Selim Belen read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 48th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-3.

In the 51st minute, İrfan Acem hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Murathan Urandu struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Yavuz Selim Belen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Feneryolu. xxxxxxxxx's Yavuz Selim Belen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save xxxxxxxxx from getting a goal against them. In the 62nd minute Osman Ali Direnç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yavuz Selim Belen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. xxxxxxxxx's Yavuz Selim Belen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osman Ali Direnç in the 65th minute of play. Feneryolu's Murathan Urandu got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Feneryolu booed when xxxxxxxxx was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baki Kasım didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Murathan Urandu came up free with the goalie in the 68th minute, the Feneryolu 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 Murathan Urandu couldn't finish the play. 70 minutes into the match, Feneryolu's Osman Ali Direnç sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Yavuz Selim Belen narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 71st minute, Osman Ali Direnç fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. If Murathan Urandu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Osman Ali Direnç might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yavuz Selim Belen. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Osman Ali Direnç ran back to his position shaking his head. After 81 played minutes xxxxxxxxx got a freekick which was hit by İrfan Acem. 83 minutes into the match, Enginsu Baldemir had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kuzey Özarı. Feneryolu's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Enginsu Baldemir was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. The supporters of Feneryolu booed when xxxxxxxxx was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 85 match minutes in a wonderful position. İrfan Acem didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Murathan Urandu came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Feneryolu 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 Murathan Urandu couldn't finish the play. Murathan Urandu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Yavuz Selim Belen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Feneryolu played a much better game than xxxxxxxxx and deserved their victory. The xxxxxxxxx players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.