League Play-Off

Sahrayicedit Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tuncay Özkent got the match started through his kick off. Cemil Beysan lost his temper 4 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 4 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for KARABÜK! Hulusi Alptekin went to the wrong direction when Aytunç Korcan was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Uluç Lütufkâr got free with Hulusi Alptekin in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 20 minutes into the match, KARABÜK's goal looked a bit too open when Cavit Muhammed came free, but Hulusi Alptekin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Cavit Muhammed had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 26 minutes into the match, KARABÜK's goalkeeper Hulusi Alptekin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Uluç Lütufkâr. It was beautiful to see KARABÜK's Cemal Elmastaş in action when he in the 30th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 39th minute, Ertan Asalet 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. Ertan Asalet took the ball and in the 40 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bilgin Atasan. Bilgin Atasan dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Hulusi Alptekin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cavit Muhammed in the 48th minute of play. 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 wind increased when Cavit Muhammed made the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the game, Cavit Muhammed cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Hulusi Alptekin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Hulusi Alptekin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cavit Muhammed in the 58th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Cavit Muhammed's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hulusi Alptekin was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. Mustafa Oğuz Atlıoğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Bilgin Atasan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 66 minutes into the game, Sahrayicedit's Cavit Muhammed nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hulusi Alptekin made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 69th minute of the game. One of KARABÜK:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Sahrayicedit:s goal. The supporters of KARABÜK booed when Sahrayicedit was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Uluç Lütufkâr didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hulusi Alptekin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uluç Lütufkâr, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mustafa Oğuz Atlıoğlu hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. 82 minutes into the match, KARABÜK's goal looked a bit too open when Uluç Lütufkâr came free, but Hulusi Alptekin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th minute Cavit Muhammed shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hulusi Alptekin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cavit Muhammed in the 86th minute of play forced KARABÜK's goalkeeper Hulusi Alptekin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cavit Muhammed received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Hulusi Alptekin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Hulusi Alptekin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cavit Muhammed in the 99th minute of the match. The Sahrayicedit support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.