League Play-Off

Menemen
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. Erkut Cansefa started the match with the kick off. If Sadri Yiğitoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee felt a red card was in order, 4 minutes into the game, when Ahmet Kutsi Ademoğlu put in a rough tackle. In the 3rd minute, one of Dağıstan: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 Dağıstan. When the match had been going on for 6 minutes, Menemen JK's Hakkı Kenan Seralp got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Muharrem Ahad. In the 11th minute, Erkut Cansefa 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. Erkut Cansefa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Mehmet Emin Saip sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the game, Bahattin Taykara was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Menemen JK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Dağıstan the free kick. Bahattin Taykara kicked well hit freekick during the 18th minute of the match. Şerif Ünlü came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Dağıstan's Erkut Cansefa. But to his dismay, Erkut Cansefa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. In the 24thth minute of the game Sadri Yiğitoğlu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Dağıstan's Muharrem Ahad was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Erkut Cansefa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Şerif Ünlü having to interfere. Serter Aynacıoğlu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Şerif Ünlü read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Muharrem Ahad showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sadri Yiğitoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Dağıstan's Muharrem Ahad played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sadri Yiğitoğlu in the 42nd minute of play. Erkut Cansefa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The wind increased when Sadri Yiğitoğlu made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Menemen JK's zone, Mehmet Emin Saip stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Şerif Ünlü came out of the goal and Mehmet Emin Saip tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mehmet Emin Saip struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Şerif Ünlü didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Dağıstan. Erkut Cansefa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Şerif Ünlü made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erkut Cansefa in the 58th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Menemen JK's Karahan Bilgin got a free kick in the 58th minute. If Erkut Cansefa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Erkut Cansefa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Erkut Cansefa came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Dağıstan 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 Erkut Cansefa couldn't finish the play. After having played for 69 minutes, Erkut Cansefa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Dağıstan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Erkut Cansefa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Erkut Cansefa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Şerif Ünlü tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Dağıstan's Erkut Cansefa slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Şerif Ünlü. That made the score 1-3 after 74 minutes of play. Erkut Cansefa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Şerif Ünlü tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mehmet Emin Saip had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Menemen JK's zone, Mehmet Emin Saip stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Şerif Ünlü came out of the goal and Mehmet Emin Saip tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 88 minutes into the match, Menemen JK's Sami Ruhittin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Muharrem Ahad narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 90 minutes into the match, Dağıstan's goal looked a bit too open when Sadri Yiğitoğlu came free, but Muharrem Ahad reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sadri Yiğitoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.