League Play-Off

Sulusaray
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. Demirhan İlsev started the match with the kick off. If Demirhan İlsev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Demirhan İlsev came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Artova FK 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 Demirhan İlsev couldn't finish the play. Demirhan İlsev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Efe Şanver having to interfere. Sulusaray JK's Efe Şanver played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Demirhan İlsev in the 20th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Ziya Üstünbay in the 21st minute of play forced Sulusaray JK's goalkeeper Efe Şanver to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes into the match, Sulusaray JK's goal looked a bit too open when Demirhan İlsev came free, but Efe Şanver reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Efe Şanver made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Ziya Üstünbay in the 27th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ahmet Ziya Üstünbay in the 29th minute of play forced Sulusaray JK's goalkeeper Efe Şanver to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Demirhan İlsev fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Efe Şanver having to interfere. Demirhan İlsev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 33rd match minute, Sulusaray JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ataol Yaybüke to maneuver through the defense. Ahmet Ziya Üstünbay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Efe Şanver having to interfere. Efe Şanver made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Demirhan İlsev in the 43rd minute of play. Efe Şanver came out of the goal in the 48th minute to try and stop a shot by Artova FK's Ahmet Ziya Üstünbay. But to his dismay, Ahmet Ziya Üstünbay quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The Sulusaray JK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Artova FK were winning 0-1.

The wind increased when Ataol Yaybüke made the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Demirhan İlsev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Efe Şanver was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. In a very dangerous position, a player in Sulusaray JK fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 56th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Artova FK a penalty, 57 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Necat Helvacı, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Sulusaray JK's Efe Şanver. 0-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kamer Keçeli got free with Efe Şanver in the 65th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lütfü Salar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 76th minute Demirhan İlsev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Efe Şanver saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ahmet Ziya Üstünbay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Efe Şanver tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sulusaray JK's Efe Şanver played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Demirhan İlsev in the 82nd minute of play. In the 86thth minute of the game Demirhan İlsev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Sulusaray JK's Efe Şanver was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Artova FK's Demirhan İlsev got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Efe Şanver made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Demirhan İlsev in the 97th minute of play. Kamer Keçeli recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 99th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ahmet Ziya Üstünbay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 101st minute. Efe Şanver tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match was over Artova FK could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Sulusaray JK throughout the match.