League Play-Off

Afyon
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ergin Hakim got the match started through his kick off. 10 minutes into the match, AKYILDIZ FK's goal looked a bit too open when Ergin Hakim came free, but Saruhan Harzemşah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Necdet İncirli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saruhan Harzemşah having to interfere. Ergin Hakim was extremely unlucky when he, in the 17th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. After a rather tough play, AKYILDIZ FK's Mecnun Koç got a free kick in the 21st minute. A collision led to AKYILDIZ FK getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Mecnun Koç hit a great ball. Afyon JK's Güral Ziverbey couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for AKYILDIZ FK. In the 25th minute, Ergin Hakim 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. Şahin Öztaş fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mehmet Emin Aktaşoğlu having to interfere. Necdet İncirli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 38th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Afyon JK's zone, Mecnun Koç stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mehmet Emin Aktaşoğlu came out of the goal and Mecnun Koç tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Şahin Öztaş hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mecnun Koç to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Umut Hececi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Saruhan Harzemşah was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the AKYILDIZ FK defense, Umut Hececi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Saruhan Harzemşah. The AKYILDIZ FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Saruhan Harzemşah should have stopped the shot. Saruhan Harzemşah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Besim Akgündüz in the 57th minute of the match. Ergin Hakim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 60th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Saruhan Harzemşah having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Ergin Hakim managed to get in a good position for a shot. Afyon JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Ergin Hakim was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Saruhan Harzemşah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Saruhan Harzemşah stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ergin Hakim's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Saruhan Harzemşah took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ergin Hakim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Necdet İncirli had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Saruhan Harzemşah showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ergin Hakim in the 76th minute of the match. Mecnun Koç sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ergin Hakim struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Saruhan Harzemşah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Afyon JK. An unexpectedly hard shot by Necdet İncirli in the 92nd minute of play forced AKYILDIZ FK's goalkeeper Saruhan Harzemşah to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in AKYILDIZ FK's zone, Necdet İncirli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Saruhan Harzemşah came out of the goal and Necdet İncirli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Mehmet Emin Aktaşoğlu made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Mecnun Koç sent off a good shot on target. Afyon JK were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of AKYILDIZ FK for a fine match.