League Play-Off

Niksar
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. Kasım Talaş started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Niksarspor's zone, İlhami Sadi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Çeliker Gencal came out of the goal and İlhami Sadi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With an all-out effort, Niksarspor's Hakkı Deniz Namık threw himself towards the right post 16 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kasım Talaş, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 17th match minute, Osmanbey JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rüknettin Tuğsav to maneuver through the defense. If Akil Uygur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Niksarspor's Çeliker Gencal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by İlhami Sadi in the 23rd minute of play. Akil Uygur fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hakkı Deniz Namık having to interfere. Kasım Talaş received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Hakkı Deniz Namık tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Osmanbey JK's Hakkı Deniz Namık got control of the ball when Akil Uygur tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Kasım Talaş had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Osmanbey JK's Hakkı Deniz Namık got control of the ball when Akil Uygur tried to sneak it across the goal line. Osmanbey JK's Serbülent Hikmet got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. İlhami Sadi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Çeliker Gencal having to interfere. Serbülent Hikmet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Çeliker Gencal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Çeliker Gencal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İlhami Sadi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Çeliker Gencal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from İlhami Sadi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Serbülent Hikmet was the one to do the kick off. Kasım Talaş received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Hakkı Deniz Namık tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Niksarspor getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Yenal Irmak hit a great ball. With an all-out effort, Osmanbey JK's Çeliker Gencal threw himself towards the right post 65 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Serbülent Hikmet, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. When İlhami Sadi came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Osmanbey JK 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 İlhami Sadi couldn't finish the play. Hakkı Deniz Namık took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kasım Talaş, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the match, Osmanbey JK's goal looked a bit too open when Akil Uygur came free, but Hakkı Deniz Namık reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Akil Uygur took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hakkı Deniz Namık. Hakkı Deniz Namık dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. The supporters of Niksarspor booed when Osmanbey JK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tansu Karakaya didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Serbülent Hikmet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 94 played minutes Osmanbey JK got a freekick which was hit by Kutay Özal. The audience was convinced that Kasım Talaş's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hakkı Deniz Namık was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. For all the effort they put into the match, the Osmanbey JK players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Niksarspor.