League Play-Off

Göztepe Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Halil Talut kicked off to start the match. Kerim Şahbaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Gazi Kortan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 9 minutes, Kerim Şahbaz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ▓▒SaKarYa SpoR ▒▓'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Kerim Şahbaz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Göztepe JK's Gazi Kortan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Çakabey Periz in the 16th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Göztepe JK's Özen Eğilmez got a free kick in the 17th minute. Serhat Uçuk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Aras İldemir tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. ▓▒SaKarYa SpoR ▒▓'s Aras İldemir proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save ▓▒SaKarYa SpoR ▒▓ from getting a goal against them. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Kerim Şahbaz sped through Göztepe JK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gazi Kortan. 31 minutes into the match, Göztepe JK's goal looked a bit too open when Çakabey Periz came free, but Gazi Kortan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Çakabey Periz came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the ▓▒SaKarYa SpoR ▒▓ 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 Çakabey Periz couldn't finish the play. In the 34th match minute, Göztepe JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Özen Eğilmez to maneuver through the defense. 41 minutes into the match, ▓▒SaKarYa SpoR ▒▓'s goalkeeper Aras İldemir had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Serhat Uçuk. Ekber Ülkenur charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ekber Ülkenur the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 42nd match minute, ▓▒SaKarYa SpoR ▒▓ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ekber Ülkenur to maneuver through the defense. Serhat Uçuk could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 43rd minute of the match, but Aras İldemir made a huge save. 47 minutes into the match, Çakabey Periz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gazi Kortan. Göztepe JK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Çakabey Periz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kerim Şahbaz stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Serhat Uçuk made a precise shot to the right of Aras İldemir. ▓▒SaKarYa SpoR ▒▓'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Yakup Dindar hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Serhat Uçuk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aras İldemir having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 79th minute, Serhat Uçuk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Göztepe JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Serhat Uçuk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aras İldemir breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Halil Talut might have been able to make a better finish in the 81st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Aras İldemir. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Halil Talut ran back to his position shaking his head. Aras İldemir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Özen Eğilmez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Çakabey Periz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ▓▒SaKarYa SpoR ▒▓'s Aras İldemir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Serhat Uçuk in the 93rd minute of play. Aras İldemir showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Halil Talut in the 94th minute of the match. In the 97th match minute, ▓▒SaKarYa SpoR ▒▓ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ayberk Serhun to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Göztepe JK's Yakup Dindar tried to score from far away in the 98th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar.