League Play-Off

Talas
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Tahsin Buğra took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Emirhan Erseven dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ahmet Vefik Kocaker, 1-0. Tavşantepe izmit SK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 7th minute, when Davut Usalan scored to the left of an out of position Ahmet Vefik Kocaker, making the score, 2-0. Ahmet Vefik Kocaker made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when İnanç Ulgu sent off a good shot on target. İlhami Çokay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vehdi Akburç having to interfere. İnanç Ulgus short, quick shot in the 21stth minute got Ahmet Vefik Kocaker to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Emirhan Erseven scored 3-0 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ahmet Vefik Kocaker, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 27 played minutes Talas SK got a freekick which was hit by Önder Ulutaş. When Bedrettin Muhtar came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Tavşantepe izmit SK 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 Bedrettin Muhtar couldn't finish the play. Tavşantepe izmit SK's Ahmet Vefik Kocaker played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Dürüst in the 33rd minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 35 minutes, Ahmet Vefik Kocaker successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Tahsin Buğra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee felt a red card was in order, 48 minutes into the game, when Arif Buğra Durna put in a rough tackle. Umur Çelenkoğlu placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out!

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ahmet Dürüst stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emirhan Erseven in the 56th minute of play forced Tavşantepe izmit SK's goalkeeper Ahmet Vefik Kocaker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 57 minutes of play, Talas SK's Davut Usalan made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ahmet Vefik Kocaker was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a defensive mix-up in Tavşantepe izmit SK's zone, Ahmet Dürüst stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ahmet Vefik Kocaker came out of the goal and Ahmet Dürüst tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Bedrettin Muhtar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. İlbey Uğurlu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 67th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ahmet Vefik Kocaker. Tavşantepe izmit SK's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, Tavşantepe izmit SK's goal looked a bit too open when Davut Usalan came free, but Ahmet Vefik Kocaker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arif Buğra Rikap charged in rather forcefully in the 70th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arif Buğra Rikap the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ahmet Vefik Kocaker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İnanç Ulgu in the 72nd minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Ahmet Dürüst left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Talas SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-0. In the 82nd minute, one of Tavşantepe izmit SK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Tavşantepe izmit SK. 88 minutes into the match, Tavşantepe izmit SK's goal looked a bit too open when Emirhan Erseven came free, but Ahmet Vefik Kocaker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 96 minutes into the match, Tavşantepe izmit SK's goal looked a bit too open when Emirhan Erseven came free, but Ahmet Vefik Kocaker reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ahmet Vefik Kocaker made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from İnanç Ulgu in the 104th minute of play. Talas SK walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.