League Play-Off

Malatyaspor Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mustafa Barış Tanaltan got the match started through his kick off. Rüştü Seferoğlulları fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gökberk Özdil having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Rüştü Seferoğlulları made a precise shot to the right of Gökberk Özdil. Malatyaspor's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. In the 10th minute, Rüştü Seferoğlulları hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Fazıl Hüsnü Bayındır stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mustafa Barış Tanaltan's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. Rüştü Seferoğlulları received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Gökberk Özdil tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Mersin's Başaran Ülgenalp in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Malatyaspor's goalie prevented a goal. After 28 minutes, Ahmet Ozan Neşit mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mersin and the Malatyaspor players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ahmet Ozan Neşit hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. If Mustafa Barış Tanaltan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rüştü Seferoğlulları in the 37th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gökberk Özdil prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 40thth minute of the game Başaran Ülgenalp who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Malatyaspor's Gökberk Özdil was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rüştü Seferoğlulları sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 43 minutes into the match, Rüştü Seferoğlulları had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gökberk Özdil. Malatyaspor's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rüştü Seferoğlulları was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

A collision led to Malatyaspor getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Mustafa Haydar Fırat hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Başaran Ülgenalp in the 57th minute of play forced Malatyaspor's goalkeeper Gökberk Özdil to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Başaran Ülgenalp blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gökberk Özdil having to make a save. Gökberk Özdil was out of position in the 64 minute of play, and Başaran Ülgenalp capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Başaran Ülgenalp really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. In the 73rd minute, Rüştü Seferoğlulları left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mersin fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. In the 76th minute, Rüştü Seferoğlulları fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Gökberk Özdil, passed just outside the right post. Gökberk Özdil showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Başaran Ülgenalp in the 81st minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Akın Kurban during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Akın Kurban hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Ahmet Efe Oskan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Fazıl Hüsnü Bayındır tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mustafa Barış Tanaltan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 95thth minute of the game Ahmet Efe Oskan who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mersin's Fazıl Hüsnü Bayındır was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the final whistle sounded Mersin left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Malatyaspor.