League Play-Off

Merzifon
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cevher Keçili got the match started through his kick off. In the 9thth minute of the game Mehmet Hakkı Soyuer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Merzifon's Berkan Şahbey was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 11 minutes into the game, Gürcan Nazmi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Berkan Şahbey was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Cevher Keçili received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Başaran Riva tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Merzifon's Berkan Şahbey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mehmet Hakkı Soyuer in the 17th minute of play. A collision led to Merzifon getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Nuri Arısan hit a great ball. 21 minutes into the match, Gürcan Nazmi notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Merzifon's Berkan Şahbey. Berkan Şahbey was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Cevher Keçili came up free with the goalie in the 26th minute, the Merzifon 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 Cevher Keçili couldn't finish the play. Erbatur Şerhenk struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Başaran Riva didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Merzifon. In the 33rd minute Gürcan Nazmi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Berkan Şahbey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute Gürcan Nazmi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Berkan Şahbey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mehmet Hakkı Soyuer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Berkan Şahbey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 40 minutes, Gürcan Nazmi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Zile SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gürcan Nazmi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Mehmet Hakkı Soyuer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Berkan Şahbey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Berkan Şahbey stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mehmet Hakkı Soyuer's shot from short distance in the 46th minute.

Berkan Şahbey came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Zile SK's Gürcan Nazmi. But to his dismay, Gürcan Nazmi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-3. In the 57th minute Mehmet Hakkı Soyuer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Berkan Şahbey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 58 minutes, Ertunç Kiyas mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Merzifon and the Zile SK players grew even worse after the yellow card. 59 minutes into the match, Gürcan Nazmi notched a goal, 0-4, to the right of Merzifon's Berkan Şahbey. Berkan Şahbey was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 64th minute, Gürcan Nazmi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Berkan Şahbey was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-5. After 70th play minutes Gürcan Nazmi shot 0-6, a short shot which went by Berkan Şahbey and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 73rd match minute, Zile SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hüseyin Can Mete to maneuver through the defense. Mehmet Hakkı Soyuer fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Berkan Şahbey having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Mehmet Hakkı Soyuer 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. In the 88th match minute, Merzifon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hidayet İsmet to maneuver through the defense. Cevher Keçili recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 97th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Zile SK walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.