League Play-Off

Meram Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Eşref Ulucan started the match with the kick off. If Hıdır Kutberk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Eşref Ulucan came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Kirikkale 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 Eşref Ulucan couldn't finish the play. After 10 played minutes Kirikkale got a freekick which was hit by Eşref Dilşad. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Hıdır Kutberk managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rakı Balık Ayvalık's supporters rose to their feet, but Hıdır Kutberk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yahya Kemal Lütfullah breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Hasan Ali Şenyaşar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 17th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Yahya Kemal Lütfullah made a fantastic save in the 22nd minute, when Hıdır Kutberk sent off a good shot on target. Yahya Kemal Lütfullah made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Hıdır Kutberk sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Hasan Ali Şenyaşar took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Yahya Kemal Lütfullah to make any attempt to save it. Aysan Doğay charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aysan Doğay the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Aysan Doğay kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Hasan Ali Şenyaşar 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. With a little luck, Kirikkale's Yahya Kemal Lütfullah got control of the ball when Hıdır Kutberk tried to sneak it across the goal line. A hard shot by Anıl Baran Buğrahan from long distance, 38 minutes into the match, got Yahya Kemal Lütfullah's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 41st minute the ball was on its way in behind Rakı Balık Ayvalık's goalkeeper Kuddusî Uzel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 47thth minute of the game Hasan Ali Şenyaşar who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kirikkale's Yahya Kemal Lütfullah was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hasan Ali Şenyaşar to strike the kick off in the second half. Eşref Ulucan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kuddusî Uzel having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Eşref Ulucan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kirikkale's supporters rose to their feet, but Eşref Ulucan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kuddusî Uzel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Rakı Balık Ayvalık getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Hasan Ali Şenyaşar hit a great ball. 70 minutes into the match, Kirikkale's goal looked a bit too open when Hıdır Kutberk came free, but Yahya Kemal Lütfullah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arif Nihat Özerhan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Kuddusî Uzel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rakı Balık Ayvalık's goalkeeper Kuddusî Uzel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by Rakı Balık Ayvalık's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mutlu Necat was slow to take the kick. During this time Kirikkale's players had a chance to rest. A very nice done corner allowed Arif Nihat Özerhan to score against Kuddusî Uzel in Rakı Balık Ayvalık's goal. 1-1 after 77 minutes. In the 81st minute, Arif Nihat Özerhan made a precise shot to the right of Kuddusî Uzel. Rakı Balık Ayvalık's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Hasan Ali Şenyaşar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yahya Kemal Lütfullah having to interfere. 87 minutes into the match, Kirikkale's goal looked a bit too open when Hıdır Kutberk came free, but Yahya Kemal Lütfullah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Kirikkale's goal looked a bit too open when Hasan Ali Şenyaşar came free, but Yahya Kemal Lütfullah reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd match minute, Kirikkale was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aras Görkem Akkurt to maneuver through the defense. Hasan Ali Şenyaşar struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Yahya Kemal Lütfullah didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Rakı Balık Ayvalık.