League Play-Off

Damal Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Yücel Orak took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ercan Birsel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 6th minute, Ercan Birsel 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. Şenol Hafi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nihat Toktamış having to interfere. Ercan Birsel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gencay Tavgaç having to interfere. Nihat Toktamış showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Akay Erşahin, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Yücel Orak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gencay Tavgaç didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Yücel Orak went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Damal's Akay Erşahin got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yücel Orak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 35 minutes, Ercan Birsel made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Damal's Gencay Tavgaç tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Yücel Orak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. gALAtAsARAY's Ercan Birsel got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Gencay Tavgaç didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ercan Birsel went, in the 43rd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 47th minute, Karahan Kocaker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Akay Erşahin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Ercan Birsel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Gencay Tavgaç tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Damal's Gencay Tavgaç proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Damal from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Damal getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Akay Erşahin hit a great ball. If Ercan Birsel had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 76th minute of the match, Yücel Orak tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gencay Tavgaç saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ceyhun Tacik charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ceyhun Tacik the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, Ceyhun Tacik hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, gALAtAsARAY's Özalp Arkan got a free kick in the 85th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Ercan Birsel managed to get in a good position for a shot. gALAtAsARAY's supporters rose to their feet, but Ercan Birsel was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gencay Tavgaç breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. gALAtAsARAY's Yücel Orak got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 95 minutes into the match, Damal's goalkeeper Gencay Tavgaç had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ercan Birsel. gALAtAsARAY's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.