League Play-Off

Sirnak
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Batı Tekay started the match with the kick off. Atakan Cengaver didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 3rd minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. Batı Tekay's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Yaşar Nuri Mümtaz read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. After 9 minutes, Hüseyin Can Hicran mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sirnak FK and the Kocasinan players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 10 played minutes Sirnak FK got a freekick which was hit by Hüseyin Can Hicran. Sirnak FK's Yaşar Nuri Mümtaz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Batı Tekay in the 12th minute of play. When Sirnak FK's Tekin Yerlikaya in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kocasinan's goalie prevented a goal. With a little luck, Kocasinan's Atakan Cengaver got control of the ball when Tekin Yerlikaya tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Tekin Yerlikaya had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Tekin Yerlikaya managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sirnak FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Tekin Yerlikaya was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Atakan Cengaver breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Baskın Zeynur struck a weak shot in the 23rd minute. Atakan Cengaver didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sirnak FK. In the 24th match minute, Kocasinan was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Derman Tunçbay to maneuver through the defense. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tekin Yerlikaya in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Atakan Cengaver saved Kocasinan from getting behind. After 39 minutes, Yakup Tosunoğlu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kocasinan and the Sirnak FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 39th minute of the game. One of Kocasinan:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Sirnak FK:s goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tekin Yerlikaya made a kick off. After 53 minutes Kocasinan's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Münir Yücelay who took care of the corner kick. Metin Sezai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Atakan Cengaver tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. İskender Salat charged in rather forcefully in the 62nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed İskender Salat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. İskender Salat kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Batı Tekay dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Yaşar Nuri Mümtaz, 2-1. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind Sirnak FK's goalkeeper Yaşar Nuri Mümtaz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The crowd rose to their feet as Kocasinan's Batı Tekay slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Yaşar Nuri Mümtaz. That made the score 2-2 after 76 minutes of play. The audience was convinced that Metin Sezai's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Atakan Cengaver was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Metin Sezai managed to get in a good position for a shot. Sirnak FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Metin Sezai was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Atakan Cengaver breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Sirnak FK's Umut Tanören got a free kick in the 81st minute. 89 minutes into the match, Metin Sezai notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Kocasinan's Atakan Cengaver. Atakan Cengaver was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Atakan Cengaver made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Metin Sezai in the 93rd minute of play. After 94 played minutes Kocasinan got a freekick which was hit by Aytek Bakkalbaşıoğlu. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Sirnak FK players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.