League Play-Off

Kurtulus
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Taksim's Berke Doğanay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Metehan Orguntay in the 3rd minute of play. Okanay Ergüner lost his temper 5 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Kurtulus! After 17 minutes of play, Taksim's Anıl Cenk Polatkılıç made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Suat Seha was left in no man's land by his defense there! Affan Muren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Affan Muren in the 26th minute of play forced Taksim's goalkeeper Berke Doğanay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Berke Doğanay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İbrahim Ethem Sağlam, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. Berke Doğanay made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when İbrahim Ethem Sağlam sent off a good shot on target. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Taksim's goalkeeper Berke Doğanay, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 45 minutes, Affan Muren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kurtulus's supporters crossed their fingers, but Affan Muren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 48 minutes into the match, Taksim's goal looked a bit too open when Affan Muren came free, but Berke Doğanay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anıl Cenk Polatkılıç to make the kick off. Taksim's Bülent Sahadettin got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 59th minute Anıl Cenk Polatkılıç shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Suat Seha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute, Affan Muren made a precise shot to the right of Berke Doğanay. Taksim's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. A collision led to Taksim getting a freekick after 64 minutes play. Metehan Haliloğlu hit a great ball. Affan Muren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Berke Doğanay having to interfere. Suat Seha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anıl Cenk Polatkılıç, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kurtulus's Suat Seha played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anıl Cenk Polatkılıç in the 79th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Kurtulus's goalkeeper Suat Seha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yalçın Yavuzcan. With a little luck, Kurtulus's Suat Seha got control of the ball when Yalçın Yavuzcan tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Affan Muren came up free with the goalie in the 85th minute, the Kurtulus 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 Affan Muren couldn't finish the play. İbrahim Ethem Sağlam received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Berke Doğanay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tolunay Ustam recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 92nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 94 minutes into the match, Taksim's goal looked a bit too open when Affan Muren came free, but Berke Doğanay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.