League Play-Off

Ispir Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Hüseyin Rahmi Uçkan made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, Ispir's Orçun İftihar got a free kick in the 12th minute. In the 14th minute, Ramazan Yuvakuran 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. 16 minutes into the match, Ispir's goal looked a bit too open when Hüseyin Rahmi Uçkan came free, but Erman Haymanalı reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rahim Usare got free with Feyzullay Akçay in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Feyzullay Akçay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vacib Erdemer, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Erman Haymanalı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramazan Yuvakuran in the 28th minute of the match. After 29 played minutes Ispir got a freekick which was hit by Hamit Sağınç. In the 31st minute, Kahraman Seciye hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 33 played minutes Mersin got a freekick which was hit by Ramazan Yuvakuran. Erman Haymanalı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramazan Yuvakuran, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Eralp Talip's late challenge caught a Mersin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Eralp Talip helped the player get up and apologised. In the 36th match minute, Ispir was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Eralp Talip to maneuver through the defense. If Hüseyin Rahmi Uçkan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Eralp Talip was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 41 minutes had been played. A collision led to Ispir getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Eralp Talip hit a great ball. Hüseyin Rahmi Uçkan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erman Haymanalı having to interfere.

Ispir's Erman Haymanalı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hüseyin Rahmi Uçkan in the 54th minute of play. Özbek Cire struck a weak shot in the 57th minute. Erman Haymanalı didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Mersin. Erman Haymanalı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hüseyin Rahmi Uçkan, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Rahim Usare received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Feyzullay Akçay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th match minute, Mersin was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oğuzalp Müslim to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 71 minutes, Hüseyin Rahmi Uçkan put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Erman Haymanalı. The crowd rose to their feet as Mersin's Hüseyin Rahmi Uçkan slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Erman Haymanalı. That made the score 0-2 after 79 minutes of play. The Mersin fans' excitement grew in the 83rd match minute when Mersin's Ramazan Yuvakuran looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Mersin's Hüseyin Rahmi Uçkan got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 92 minutes had been played when some careless play by Ispir's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ahmet Hasan Dervişoğlu was slow to take the kick. During this time Mersin's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Ahmet Hasan Dervişoğlu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Erman Haymanalı quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Hüseyin Rahmi Uçkan in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erman Haymanalı prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Erman Haymanalı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hüseyin Rahmi Uçkan in the 97th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 99 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Hüseyin Rahmi Uçkan sped through Ispir's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Erman Haymanalı. The Mersin supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Mersin would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.