League Play-Off

Espiye Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Nebi İçöz got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Az Ötede FC booed when Espiye was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdi Saygın Tanyel didn't get a good kick on the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Espiye's goal looked a bit too open when Baskın Burçak came free, but Recep Tayyip Babür reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Şensoy Temirkut fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Recep Tayyip Babür having to interfere. 9 minutes into the match, Espiye's goal looked a bit too open when Baskın Burçak came free, but Recep Tayyip Babür reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Meriç Özerk took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Recep Tayyip Babür. Espiye's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Nebi İçöz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nebi İçöz in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gaffar Güzir prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 26th minute, Şensoy Temirkut 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. If Baskın Burçak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31stth minute of the game Nebi İçöz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Az Ötede FC's Gaffar Güzir was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 32 minutes into the match, Az Ötede FC's goal looked a bit too open when Nebi İçöz came free, but Gaffar Güzir reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nebi İçöz in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gaffar Güzir prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Nebi İçöz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nebi İçöz in the 43rd minute of play forced Az Ötede FC's goalkeeper Gaffar Güzir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44thth minute of the game Nebi İçöz who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Az Ötede FC's Gaffar Güzir was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Baskın Burçak stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Gaffar Güzir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nebi İçöz in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 54th minute, Nebi İçöz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Espiye fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 61st minute Baskın Burçak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Recep Tayyip Babür saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 63 played minutes Az Ötede FC got a freekick which was hit by Atıf Baltacıoğlu. Gaffar Güzir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Reha Çetiner, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdi Saygın Tanyel charged in rather forcefully in the 65th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abdi Saygın Tanyel the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Az Ötede FC booed when Espiye was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abdi Saygın Tanyel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Şensoy Temirkut received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Recep Tayyip Babür tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Reha Çetiner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 79 played minutes, Espiye's Oğuzhan Bayındır shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Gaffar Güzir 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 Espiye reached it. The supporters of Espiye booed when Az Ötede FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Atıf Baltacıoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Az Ötede FC's Gaffar Güzir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nebi İçöz in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd minute, Nebi İçöz made a precise shot to the right of Gaffar Güzir. Az Ötede FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. In the 87th minute, Mehmet Emrah Konuralp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Recep Tayyip Babür made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Şensoy Temirkut sent off a good shot on target. Nebi İçöz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gaffar Güzir having to interfere. In the 92nd minute, Atıf Baltacıoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Recep Tayyip Babür showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Baskın Burçak in the 95th minute of the match. Espiye were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Az Ötede FC for a fine match.