League Play-Off

Zara Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cebrail Ağcabey took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Ünal Dilazad sped through Cubuk's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Baran Alp Özdoğal. When Gürkan Akasoy fell near the penalty area in the 7th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zara JK's protests and gave Gürkan Akasoy a yellow card for diving instead. After 7 played minutes Zara JK got a freekick which was hit by Gürkan Akasoy. After a rather tough play, Zara JK's Adil Cevizoğlu got a free kick in the 9th minute. In the 13th minute, Semail Rikap 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 14 played minutes Zara JK got a freekick which was hit by Gürkan Akasoy. Lemi Ersal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Semail Rikap, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Lemi Ersal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cebrail Ağcabey in the 21st minute of play. Semail Rikap recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Zara JK booed when Cubuk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Berke Kayaalp didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mehmet Halis Rafiz charged in rather forcefully in the 31st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mehmet Halis Rafiz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 31 played minutes Cubuk got a freekick which was hit by Mehmet Halis Rafiz. Cebrail Ağcabey blasted a shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Lemi Ersal having to make a save. Semail Rikap fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lemi Ersal having to interfere. Lemi Ersal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cebrail Ağcabey's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. After 46 minutes, İsrafil Temizel mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Zara JK and the Cubuk players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Cubuk booed when Zara JK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. İsrafil Temizel didn't get a good kick on the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

The supporters of Cubuk booed when Zara JK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 56 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adil Cevizoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 58 minutes into the match, Cubuk's goal looked a bit too open when Zülfü Saykal came free, but Baran Alp Özdoğal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 59 played minutes Cubuk got a freekick which was hit by Özal Çağnur. Ünal Dilazad recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 60th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cebrail Ağcabey was extremely unlucky when he, in the 66th minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fahrettin Özerkin during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 67th minute, one of Zara JK:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Zara JK. Zara JK's Lemi Ersal proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Zara JK from getting a goal against them. If Cebrail Ağcabey had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Lemi Ersal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cebrail Ağcabey in the 78th minute of play. Cubuk's Baran Alp Özdoğal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ünal Dilazad in the 81st minute of play. Cubuk's Yıldıray Kapar shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 86th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Lemi Ersal but with some difficulty. In the 91st minute, Cubuk's Cebrail Ağcabey dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. If Semail Rikap had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cubuk played a much better game than Zara JK and deserved their victory. The Zara JK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.