League Play-Off

Bulancak Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Birsel Yağınalp started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 2 minutes into the game, Songurbey Atılay was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kursunlu FK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Bulancak FK the free kick. In the 3rd match minute, Kursunlu FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Songurbey Atılay to maneuver through the defense. With a little luck, Kursunlu FK's Nazım Mertol got control of the ball when Rıfkı Nasih tried to sneak it across the goal line. Birsel Yağınalp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nazım Mertol having to interfere. With a little luck, Kursunlu FK's Nazım Mertol got control of the ball when Rıfkı Nasih tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rıfkı Nasih in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nazım Mertol saved Kursunlu FK from getting behind. After 11 minutes of play Kursunlu FK's Songurbey Atılay was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After 11 played minutes Kursunlu FK got a freekick which was hit by Songurbey Atılay. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Birsel Yağınalp in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nazım Mertol saved Kursunlu FK from getting behind. Samir Nezir charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Samir Nezir the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Samir Nezir hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Cengiz Keykavus came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Kursunlu FK's Naim Visali. But to his dismay, Naim Visali quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Bulancak FK's Şerafettin Vefa got a good chance for a goal in the 28th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Kursunlu FK's zone, Birsel Yağınalp stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Nazım Mertol came out of the goal and Birsel Yağınalp tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bulancak FK's Birsel Yağınalp got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rıfkı Nasih fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nazım Mertol having to interfere. Cengiz Keykavus stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ahmet Ali Beyhan's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. Nazım Mertol made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Rıfkı Nasih sent off a good shot on target. In the 47th match minute, Kursunlu FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kayhan Karluk to maneuver through the defense. If Rıfkı Nasih had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 50th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ahmet Ali Beyhan made a kick off. Rıfkı Nasih's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Nazım Mertol read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. Nazım Mertol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Birsel Yağınalp in the 58th minute of the match. Nazım Mertol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rıfkı Nasih in the 60th minute of play. Nazım Mertol showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rıfkı Nasih, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Birsel Yağınalp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nazım Mertol having to interfere. Bulancak FK's Rıfkı Nasih got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Ahmet Ali Beyhan came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Kursunlu FK 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 Ahmet Ali Beyhan couldn't finish the play. Ahmet Ali Beyhan's late challenge caught a Bulancak FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmet Ali Beyhan helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Kursunlu FK's Ahmet Ali Beyhan got a free kick in the 78th minute. In the 80th minute, Rıfkı Nasih left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bulancak FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. After 83 minutes of play, Bulancak FK's Birsel Yağınalp made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Nazım Mertol was left in no man's land by his defense there! Nazım Mertol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rıfkı Nasih in the 87th minute of the match. Kursunlu FK's Nazım Mertol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rıfkı Nasih in the 90th minute of play. Nazım Mertol showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rıfkı Nasih in the 91st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 94th minute, Rıfkı Nasih managed to get in a good position for a shot. Bulancak FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Rıfkı Nasih was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Nazım Mertol breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Kursunlu FK's Nazım Mertol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rıfkı Nasih in the 97th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Bulancak FK's zone, Ahmet Ali Beyhan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cengiz Keykavus came out of the goal and Ahmet Ali Beyhan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.