League Play-Off

Karatay
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Bitlis 8 Ağustos Seymen A's Nihat Özmut started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Emrah Uğural hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. In the 6th minute Bilgin İmdat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdullah Hicab saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 11 minutes, Korcan Camcı managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bitlis 8 Ağustos Seymen A's supporters crossed their fingers, but Korcan Camcı was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Yusuf Bahadır Süphan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Talha Aydınoğlu's late challenge caught a Karatay FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Talha Aydınoğlu helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Bitlis 8 Ağustos Seymen A getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Talha Aydınoğlu hit a great ball. In the 25thth minute of the game Korcan Camcı who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Karatay FK's Nusrettin Başaran was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Yusuf Bahadır Süphan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Nihat Özmut's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nusrettin Başaran was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. After a rather tough play, Bitlis 8 Ağustos Seymen A's Baha Ünalan got a free kick in the 36th minute. Yusuf Bahadır Süphans short, quick shot in the 43rdth minute got Abdullah Hicab to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Yusuf Bahadır Süphan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abdullah Hicab having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Yusuf Bahadır Süphan made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Korcan Camcı left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bitlis 8 Ağustos Seymen A fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Nihat Özmut hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Yusuf Bahadır Süphan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abdullah Hicab read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. After some careless play in the Karatay FK defense, Korcan Camcı kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Nusrettin Başaran. The Karatay FK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Nusrettin Başaran should have stopped the shot. In the 67th minute Pars İstikbal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Abdullah Hicab saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Nihat Özmut's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nusrettin Başaran was relentless in the 70th minute of the game. After 71 played minutes Bitlis 8 Ağustos Seymen A got a freekick which was hit by Şener Sidar. A collision led to Bitlis 8 Ağustos Seymen A getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Murat Selim Bayraktaroğlu hit a great ball. In the 76th minute, Yusuf Bahadır Süphan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Karatay FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. The audience was convinced that Nihat Özmut's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Nusrettin Başaran was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. The supporters of Bitlis 8 Ağustos Seymen A booed when Karatay FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pars İstikbal didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Bitlis 8 Ağustos Seymen A's zone, Yusuf Bahadır Süphan stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Abdullah Hicab came out of the goal and Yusuf Bahadır Süphan tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Yusuf Bahadır Süphan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Abdullah Hicab made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yusuf Bahadır Süphan in the 89th minute of play. If Korcan Camcı had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Nihat Özmut had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 97th minute of the match Furkan Baybars shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Nusrettin Başaran showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The Bitlis 8 Ağustos Seymen A players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.