League Play-Off

Cubuk Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Kutluay Uğurata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Fikret İftihar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Kutluay Uğurata came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Cubuk 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 Kutluay Uğurata couldn't finish the play. The crowd rose to their feet as Cubuk's Murat Selim Mazlum slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Fikret İftihar. That made the score 1-0 after 13 minutes of play. In the 16th minute Güray Zülfü shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fikret İftihar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Sabri Turkay managed to get in a good position for a shot. Istanbulspor JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Sabri Turkay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rahmi Salikbey breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hayati Malgır fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rahmi Salikbey having to interfere. Kutluay Uğurata received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Fikret İftihar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28th minute, Güray Zülfü 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kutluay Uğurata got free with Fikret İftihar in the 32nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 32 played minutes Istanbulspor JK got a freekick which was hit by Sümer Temel. In the 35th minute, Kutluay Uğurata 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. Murat Selim Mazlum kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. Fikret İftihar made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Kutluay Uğurata sent off a good shot on target. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Güray Zülfü made a kick off. Güray Zülfü struck a weak shot in the 52nd minute. Fikret İftihar didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cubuk. After a defensive mix-up in Istanbulspor JK's zone, Hüseyin Kelim stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fikret İftihar came out of the goal and Hüseyin Kelim tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Hayati Malgır sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Istanbulspor JK's Fikret İftihar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kutluay Uğurata in the 63rd minute of play. Cubuk's Güray Zülfü got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Cubuk defense, Hayati Malgır kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Rahmi Salikbey. The Cubuk fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Rahmi Salikbey should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 82nd minute, Kutluay Uğurata managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cubuk's supporters rose to their feet, but Kutluay Uğurata was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fikret İftihar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Istanbulspor JK's Sümer Temel got a free kick in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Güray Zülfü in the 86th minute of play forced Istanbulspor JK's goalkeeper Fikret İftihar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hayati Malgır sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 91 minutes into the match, Istanbulspor JK's goal looked a bit too open when Kutluay Uğurata came free, but Fikret İftihar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd match minute, Istanbulspor JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sümer Temel to maneuver through the defense. Sabri Turkay struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Rahmi Salikbey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Istanbulspor JK. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.