League Play-Off

Tatangalar Maraton
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Erim Onultan got the match started through his kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Atilla Tarkan Ufuk cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Latif Necaettin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Ulvi Merih fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Savastepe's protests and gave Ulvi Merih a yellow card for diving instead. Ulvi Merih hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. The supporters of Tatangalar Gençlik Spor booed when Savastepe was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Hakan Ruşeni didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sezer Pektaşi acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 10th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Batu Cem Uğurhan. After 16 minutes of play, Savastepe's Alaaddin Osmanlıoğlu made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Latif Necaettin was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Atilla Tarkan Ufuk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zacarias Hotz in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Latif Necaettin saved Tatangalar Gençlik Spor from getting behind. When Savastepe's Zacarias Hotz in the 24th minute got a chance for a shot 24th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tatangalar Gençlik Spor's goalie prevented a goal. If Zacarias Hotz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 26 minutes into the game, Atilla Tarkan Ufuk cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Latif Necaettin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alaaddin Osmanlıoğlu, 34 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Latif Necaettin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zacarias Hotz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 44 minutes into the match, Tatangalar Gençlik Spor's goal looked a bit too open when Derya Semi came free, but Latif Necaettin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tatangalar Gençlik Spor's Latif Necaettin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Atilla Tarkan Ufuk in the 47th minute of play. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zacarias Hotz to strike the kick off in the second half. Atilla Tarkan Ufuk succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-4 in the 57th playminute. A collision led to Tatangalar Gençlik Spor getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Zülfikar İpekli hit a great ball. With a little luck, Tatangalar Gençlik Spor's Latif Necaettin got control of the ball when Atilla Tarkan Ufuk tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Atilla Tarkan Ufuk got free with Latif Necaettin in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 67 minutes into the match, Zacarias Hotz notched a goal, 0-5, to the right of Tatangalar Gençlik Spor's Latif Necaettin. Latif Necaettin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sezer Pektaşi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Erdoğan Karacan in the 70th minute of the match. After having played for 71 minutes, Zacarias Hotz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Savastepe's supporters crossed their fingers, but Zacarias Hotz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zacarias Hotz in the 85th minute of play forced Tatangalar Gençlik Spor's goalkeeper Latif Necaettin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Atilla Tarkan Ufuk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Latif Necaettin made a huge save. The long shot by Mazhar Erokay in the 96th minute really tested Latif Necaettin's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. The Savastepe supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Savastepe would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.