League Play-Off

Uludere
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Recep Tayyip Erdoğan SK's Ahmet Gökalp Köksan started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Akın Cansal kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. A collision led to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan SK getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Anıl Berk Saylan hit a great ball. If Ahmet Gökalp Köksan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan SK's Zeki Tanören played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Çağrı Akbaba in the 16th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ahmet Çağrı Akbaba's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zeki Tanören was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Recep Tayyip Erdoğan SK's zone, Ahmet Çağrı Akbaba stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zeki Tanören came out of the goal and Ahmet Çağrı Akbaba tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Zeki Tanören took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Çağrı Akbaba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Ahmet Gökalp Köksan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 27th minute, Ahmet Gökalp Köksan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Recep Tayyip Erdoğan SK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Uludere's Hakkı Kenan Özsu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bozkurt İlbey in the 30th minute of play. İlker Vatansever charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed İlker Vatansever the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 31st minute of the game. One of Uludere:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan SK:s goal. Bozkurt İlbey might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hakkı Kenan Özsu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bozkurt İlbey ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 42nd minute, Bozkurt İlbey 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.

The wind increased when Ahmet Çağrı Akbaba made the kick off in the second half. Ahmet Çağrı Akbaba struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Zeki Tanören didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Uludere. After having played for 53 minutes, Ahmet Çağrı Akbaba managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Uludere's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmet Çağrı Akbaba was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ahmet Gökalp Köksan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zeki Tanören showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ardahan Salah in the 71st minute of the match. In the 74th minute, Ardahan Salah 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Çağrı Akbaba in the 78th minute of play forced Recep Tayyip Erdoğan SK's goalkeeper Zeki Tanören to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Ardahan Salah had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Zeki Tanören took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Çağrı Akbaba, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ardahan Salah in the 84th minute of play forced Recep Tayyip Erdoğan SK's goalkeeper Zeki Tanören to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmet Çağrı Akbaba fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zeki Tanören having to interfere. Hakkı Kenan Özsu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Gökalp Köksan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Necmi Koçak fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hakkı Kenan Özsu having to interfere. The Recep Tayyip Erdoğan SK supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Recep Tayyip Erdoğan SK would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.