League Play-Off

CELEP SK
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. Arif Nihat Uluçkan started the match with the kick off. Celep SK's Vedat Hüsrev got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Erbatur Hidayet made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Kuzey Akarslan sent off a good shot on target. After a defensive mix-up in Pozanti's zone, Tarkan Yeğin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erbatur Hidayet came out of the goal and Tarkan Yeğin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Pozanti's Erbatur Hidayet got control of the ball when Afşar Yaşam tried to sneak it across the goal line. Kuzey Akarslan might have been able to make a better finish in the 11th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Erbatur Hidayet. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kuzey Akarslan ran back to his position shaking his head. Erbatur Hidayet didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Afşar Yaşam went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. 24 minutes into the match, Ahmet Koralp Savtekin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hüseyin Katib. Celep SK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ahmet Koralp Savtekin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After having played for 28 minutes, Kuzey Akarslan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Celep SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kuzey Akarslan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Through an outstanding action, after 29 minutes, Erbatur Hidayet successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 34th minute, Tarkan Yeğin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Pozanti's Erbatur Hidayet got control of the ball when Afşar Yaşam tried to sneak it across the goal line. Afşar Yaşam's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 41stth minute, Erbatur Hidayet skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 42nd minute, Arif Nihat Uluçkan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Hüseyin Katib was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. The Celep SK players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Pozanti were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vedat Hüsrev stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vedat Hüsrev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arif Nihat Uluçkan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Hüseyin Katib came out and tried to block the shot, but Arif Nihat Uluçkan slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 54th minute. 57 minutes into the game, Celep SK's Afşar Yaşam nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Erbatur Hidayet made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Ahmet Koralp Savtekin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Pozanti's goalkeeper Erbatur Hidayet, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 66th match minute, Pozanti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Faruk Koryürek to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vedat Hüsrev in the 68th minute of play forced Pozanti's goalkeeper Erbatur Hidayet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Afşar Yaşam fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erbatur Hidayet having to interfere. After 77 played minutes Pozanti got a freekick which was hit by Kutlay Ökten. Erbatur Hidayet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vedat Hüsrev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 86 played minutes Celep SK got a freekick which was hit by Tarkan Yeğin. Ali Faruk Koryürek hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Vedat Hüsrev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Erbatur Hidayet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afşar Yaşam, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 95th minute, Ali Faruk Koryürek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Celep SK manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Pozanti to win.