League Play-Off

Pamukova Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Berk Ulusu got the match started through his kick off. After 3 minutes of play, Izmirspor's Berk Ulusu made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ceyhun Songün was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 7th minute, Bahadır Devlet left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pamukova FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. When Bahadır Devlet came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Pamukova FK 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 Bahadır Devlet couldn't finish the play. With a little luck, Izmirspor's Asrın Erokay got control of the ball when Arif Bilge Pekol tried to sneak it across the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Pamukova FK's goal looked a bit too open when Berk Ulusu came free, but Ceyhun Songün reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 22 played minutes Izmirspor got a freekick which was hit by Berk Ulusu. In the 24th minute Ali Kürşat Safi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ceyhun Songün saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ceyhun Songün took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Berk Ulusu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Berk Ulusu 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. Ceyhun Songün made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ali Kürşat Safi in the 38th minute of play. Bahadır Devlet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Asrın Erokay having to interfere. In the 46th minute Bahadır Devlet shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Asrın Erokay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Izmirspor's zone, Arif Bilge Pekol stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Asrın Erokay came out of the goal and Arif Bilge Pekol tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Bahadır Devlet made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Bahadır Devlet made a precise shot to the right of Asrın Erokay. Izmirspor's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Ceyhun Songün showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berk Ulusu, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Izmirspor's goal looked a bit too open when Bahadır Devlet came free, but Asrın Erokay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Izmirspor's Asrın Erokay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ayvaz Uğurtan in the 62nd minute of play. When Erkan Razi fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Izmirspor's protests and gave Erkan Razi a yellow card for diving instead. Erkan Razi kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Asrın Erokay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bahadır Devlet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute, Bahadır Devlet left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Pamukova FK fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Ceyhun Songün took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Berk Ulusu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Bahadır Devlet in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Asrın Erokay prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 78 minutes in the game, Ali Kürşat Safi fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Ceyhun Songün having to interfere. Ali Kürşat Safi's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ceyhun Songün firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 80th match minute, Pamukova FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erdoğan Sami to maneuver through the defense. Ceyhun Songün made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Berk Ulusu in the 81st minute of play. Asrın Erokay came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Pamukova FK's Bahadır Devlet. But to his dismay, Bahadır Devlet quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. If Bahadır Devlet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match clock showed 96 minutes, the score became 5-2 when Zekeriya Reşan sped through Izmirspor's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Asrın Erokay.