League Play-Off

Osmanlı ARENA
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Pekin Özluer took the kick off in the first half of the match. Pekin Özluer's late challenge caught a Halkali's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pekin Özluer helped the player get up and apologised. In the 2nd match minute, ƠƧMƛƝԼƖ SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pekin Özluer to maneuver through the defense. 24 minutes into the game, Battal Seyyit Gürgen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ƠƧMƛƝԼƖ SK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Halkali the free kick. 23 minutes into the game, one of ƠƧMƛƝԼƖ SK:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. ƠƧMƛƝԼƖ SK:s Selmi Baldemir showed great skill when he stopped Temel Kavi:s penalty. Talip Eraslan 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Talip Eraslan in the 32nd minute of play forced ƠƧMƛƝԼƖ SK's goalkeeper Selmi Baldemir to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ayhan Tanbek struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Selmi Baldemir didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Halkali. The audience was convinced that Talip Eraslan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Selmi Baldemir was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Ayhan Tanbek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ayhan Tanbek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. ƠƧMƛƝԼƖ SK's Selmi Baldemir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ayhan Tanbek in the 43rd minute of play. Ayhan Tanbek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The ƠƧMƛƝԼƖ SK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Halkali were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Ayhan Tanbek made the kick off in the second half. Ayhan Tanbek took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Selmi Baldemir. Selmi Baldemir dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Ayhan Tanbek managed to get in a good position for a shot. Halkali's supporters rose to their feet, but Ayhan Tanbek was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Selmi Baldemir breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 58th minute, Talip Eraslan sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and ƠƧMƛƝԼƖ SK's Selmi Baldemir didn't even have to move. Halkali's Ayhan Tanbek got a good chance for a goal in the 61st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Yenal Ahmetoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pekin Özluer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in ƠƧMƛƝԼƖ SK's zone, Ayhan Tanbek stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Selmi Baldemir came out of the goal and Ayhan Tanbek tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Ayhan Tanbek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Selmi Baldemir having to interfere. 85 minutes into the game, Halkali's Ayhan Tanbek nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Selmi Baldemir made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-3. Selmi Baldemir made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ayhan Tanbek in the 89th minute. Halkali's Ayhan Tanbek got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ayhan Tanbek could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Selmi Baldemir made a huge save. Halkali played a much better game than ƠƧMƛƝԼƖ SK and deserved their victory. The ƠƧMƛƝԼƖ SK players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.