League Play-Off

Rize Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Sarper Tokyüz was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Halil Akdiken showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 4 minute of play. Arda Baybars Sayfi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sarper Tokyüz having to interfere. After 11 played minutes Han got a freekick which was hit by Akay Sabeddin. Arda Baybars Sayfi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Sarper Tokyüz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sarper Tokyüz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Halil Akdiken, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Halil Akdiken in the 20th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sarper Tokyüz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Han's Sarper Tokyüz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Halil Akdiken in the 22nd minute of play. Sarper Tokyüz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Halil Akdiken, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Han getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Yiğit Can Vechi hit a great ball. With a little luck, Han's Sarper Tokyüz got control of the ball when Arda Baybars Sayfi tried to sneak it across the goal line. Halil Akdiken blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sarper Tokyüz having to make a save. It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 35th minute, but Sarper Tokyüz got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Han hanging dry this time. After 36 played minutes Han got a freekick which was hit by Yiğit Can Vechi. 38 minutes into the match, Halil Akdiken dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Sarper Tokyüz, 2-0. In the 48th minute, Hayrettin Zeren 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. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Cenap Kutunalp made the kick off in the second half. Sarper Tokyüz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Halil Akdiken in the 57th minute of the match. Aşır Lami could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Ahmet Refik Samir made a huge save. If Halil Akdiken had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arda Baybars Sayfi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Halil Akdiken received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Sarper Tokyüz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Arda Baybars Sayfi notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Han's Sarper Tokyüz. Sarper Tokyüz was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Arda Baybars Sayfi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sarper Tokyüz having to interfere. After 74 played minutes, Rize's İlmi Torlak shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Sarper Tokyüz came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Rize reached it. Bahadırhan Ekabir charged in rather forcefully in the 81st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bahadırhan Ekabir the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Halil Akdiken might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sarper Tokyüz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Halil Akdiken ran back to his position shaking his head. Cenap Kutunalp hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. When Abdulmelik Yurday fell near the penalty area in the 96th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Han's protests and gave Abdulmelik Yurday a yellow card for diving instead. Arda Baybars Sayfi took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sarper Tokyüz. Sarper Tokyüz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0.