League Play-Off

Sarikaya Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Saltuk Özaltuğ got the match started through his kick off. When Halit Ziya İnceman came up free with the goalie in the 2nd minute, the The North US 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 Halit Ziya İnceman couldn't finish the play. Halit Ziya İnceman kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Sarikaya's zone, Orbay Nasr stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arda İlyas came out of the goal and Orbay Nasr tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of The North US booed when Sarikaya was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bektaş Veli Secaattin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 16th minute Orbay Nasr shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arda İlyas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sarikaya's Arda İlyas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orbay Nasr in the 21st minute of play. In the 26th minute Halit Ziya İnceman shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arda İlyas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orbay Nasr in the 27th minute of play forced Sarikaya's goalkeeper Arda İlyas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orbay Nasr in the 28th minute of play forced Sarikaya's goalkeeper Arda İlyas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Halit Ziya İnceman took the ball and in the 30 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arda İlyas. Arda İlyas dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Orbay Nasr fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arda İlyas having to interfere. After some careless play in the Sarikaya defense, Halit Ziya İnceman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arda İlyas. The Sarikaya fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arda İlyas should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orbay Nasr in the 43rd minute of play forced Sarikaya's goalkeeper Arda İlyas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Sarikaya's goal looked a bit too open when Orbay Nasr came free, but Arda İlyas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arda İlyas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orbay Nasr, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Orbay Nasr was the one to do the kick off. Arda İlyas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orbay Nasr, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. In the 63rd minute, Orbay Nasr fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. With an all-out effort, The North US's Arda İlyas threw himself towards the right post 65 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Orbay Nasr, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Arda İlyas made an important save on a dangerous shot by Halit Ziya İnceman in the 72nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Halit Ziya İnceman got free with Arda İlyas in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Through an outstanding action, after 75 minutes, Arda İlyas successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Orbay Nasr's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arda İlyas read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 76th minute of play. When Bektaş Veli Secaattin came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Sarikaya 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 Bektaş Veli Secaattin couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Orbay Nasr in the 80th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arda İlyas prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Orbay Nasr in the 82nd minute of play forced Sarikaya's goalkeeper Arda İlyas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sarikaya's Arda İlyas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orbay Nasr in the 84th minute of play. Orbay Nasr recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 85th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Sarikaya getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Bektaş Veli Secaattin hit a great ball. If Orbay Nasr had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 97 minutes into the match, Halit Ziya İnceman notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Sarikaya's Arda İlyas. Arda İlyas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the final whistle sounded The North US left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Sarikaya.