League Play-Off

OSMANİYE MEYDAN SAHA
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Asım Arif Serdinç took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Asım Arif Serdinç had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 5th minute, Yağızhan Ozanalp 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. After 12 minutes, Bedrettin Kuthan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ÇUKUROVA DEMİRSPOR and the OSMANİYE SK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 12th match minute, ÇUKUROVA DEMİRSPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bedrettin Kuthan to maneuver through the defense. In the 13th minute of the match Zafer Honazlı sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Aytekin Elmacı skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yağızhan Ozanalp in the 15th minute of play forced OSMANİYE SK's goalkeeper Ataman Babaoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ataman Babaoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yağızhan Ozanalp in the 19th minute of play. From close distance Zafer İkram pressed in the 1-0 goal high up into nets stiches in the right cross 23 minutes into the game. Asım Arif Serdinç 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. After 31 minutes of play, OSMANİYE SK's Asım Arif Serdinç made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Aytekin Elmacı was left in no man's land by his defense there! Asım Arif Serdinç sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ahmet Orhan Seralp recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. OSMANİYE SK's Ataman Babaoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yağızhan Ozanalp in the 44th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Yağızhan Ozanalp in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ataman Babaoğlu saved OSMANİYE SK from getting behind. In the 49th play minute Zafer İkram came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Aytekin Elmacı. 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yağızhan Ozanalp to make the kick off. In the 60th minute, Kaan Aktürk hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Asım Arif Serdinç fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aytekin Elmacı having to interfere. In the 70th minute, Asım Arif Serdinç made a precise shot to the right of Aytekin Elmacı. ÇUKUROVA DEMİRSPOR's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. After a defensive mix-up in ÇUKUROVA DEMİRSPOR's zone, Asım Arif Serdinç stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Aytekin Elmacı came out of the goal and Asım Arif Serdinç tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind ÇUKUROVA DEMİRSPOR's goalkeeper Aytekin Elmacı, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Ataman Babaoğlu was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Yağızhan Ozanalp showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-1 in the 79 minute of play. OSMANİYE SK's Zafer İkram got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 85th match minute, OSMANİYE SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Özcan Türcan to maneuver through the defense. Ataman Babaoğlu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ahmet Orhan Seralp went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. 96 minutes into the game, one of OSMANİYE SK:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 98 minutes, ÇUKUROVA DEMİRSPOR's Kaan Aktürk got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Ataman Babaoğlu. Ahmet Orhan Seralp might have been able to make a better finish in the 102nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ataman Babaoğlu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ahmet Orhan Seralp ran back to his position shaking his head. ÇUKUROVA DEMİRSPOR's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.