League Play-Off

Bahce Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when İldeniz Nasrullah kicked off to start the match. In the 7th minute, Boran Arpacı 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. When Boran Arpacı came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Doganyurt 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 Boran Arpacı couldn't finish the play. Şentürk Yıldırım showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boran Arpacı, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. When Mahsun İşbilir fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bahce's protests and gave Mahsun İşbilir a yellow card for diving instead. In the 25th match minute, Bahce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mahsun İşbilir to maneuver through the defense. Birol Samil was a little too slow when İldeniz Nasrullah got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 28th minute. The score was now 1-0. Tibet Yaren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 35 minutes of play, Doganyurt's Akif Baykır made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Şentürk Yıldırım was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Boran Arpacı in the 40th minute of play forced Bahce's goalkeeper Şentürk Yıldırım to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute, Bahattin Yarkın hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 42 minutes into the game, Doganyurt's Tibet Yaren nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Şentürk Yıldırım made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The Bahce players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Doganyurt were winning 1-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tibet Yaren to make the kick off. Boran Arpacıs short, quick shot in the 56thth minute got Şentürk Yıldırım to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Akif Baykır fell near the penalty area in the 57th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Doganyurt's protests and gave Akif Baykır a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Doganyurt's Akif Baykır got a free kick in the 58th minute. Yiğit Can Yetik struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Birol Samil didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bahce. In the 62nd match minute, Bahce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ferhan Turgut to maneuver through the defense. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 63rd minute of the game. One of Bahce:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Doganyurt:s goal. Doganyurts' Şentürk Yıldırım made a terrific save as he just managed to stop Rasim Özaktuğs penalty just before it crossed the line at his left post. The supporters of Doganyurt booed when Bahce was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mahsun İşbilir didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Boran Arpacı, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 67 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Şentürk Yıldırım was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Şentürk Yıldırım made a fantastic save in the 69th minute, when Boran Arpacı sent off a good shot on target. 71 minutes into the match Boran Arpacı climbed in front of goal and pressed up 1-3 in the right cross behind a totally surprised Şentürk Yıldırım. If Tibet Yaren had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Boran Arpacı came free with the goalkeeper in the 76th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Şentürk Yıldırım could save by the left post. Şentürk Yıldırım showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tibet Yaren in the 82nd minute of the match. Boran Arpacı might have been able to make a better finish in the 84th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Şentürk Yıldırım. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Boran Arpacı ran back to his position shaking his head. Through an outstanding action, after 88 minutes, Şentürk Yıldırım successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Boran Arpacı received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 90th minute. Şentürk Yıldırım tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tibet Yaren blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Şentürk Yıldırım having to make a save. Birol Samil took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yiğit Can Yetik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Doganyurt's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.