League Play-Off

Saskinbakkal
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. Cemal Yükselir started the match with the kick off. Yağızalp Hürsev kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Saskinbakkal defense, Elias Alegren kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cevat Ünal. The Saskinbakkal fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cevat Ünal should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Saskinbakkal's Cemal Yükselir got a free kick in the 12th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elias Alegren in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cevat Ünal saved Saskinbakkal from getting behind. Aureliusz Kendra struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Cevat Ünal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NEVO. Cevat Ünal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aureliusz Kendra, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ateş Tecer thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Cevat Ünal, a very annoying self made goal in the 17th minute which led to 0-2. Selahaddin Saygılı came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by Saskinbakkal's Cemal Yükselir. But to his dismay, Cemal Yükselir quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Selahaddin Saygılı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cemal Yükselir, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. Ertuğrul Ilgın kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. In the 29th minute of the match Servet Refet sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Selahaddin Saygılı skillfully saved the ball. The audience was convinced that Aureliusz Kendra's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cevat Ünal was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. Servet Refet charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Servet Refet the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 34th minute of the game. One of Saskinbakkal:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of NEVO:s goal. The referee gave NEVO a penalty, 36 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Erkan Şükür, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Saskinbakkal's Cevat Ünal. 1-3. Saskinbakkal's Cevat Ünal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aureliusz Kendra in the 39th minute of play. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Saskinbakkal's goalkeeper Cevat Ünal, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 43rd minute, Yağızalp Hürsev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cevat Ünal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Alegren in the 47th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Elias Alegren stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Yağızalp Hürsev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Elias Alegren in the 54th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cevat Ünal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aureliusz Kendra struck a weak shot in the 55th minute. Cevat Ünal didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for NEVO. Cevat Ünal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elias Alegren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as NEVO's Elias Alegren slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cevat Ünal. That made the score 1-4 after 62 minutes of play. In the 67th minute of the match, Elias Alegren tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cevat Ünal saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When Aureliusz Kendra came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the NEVO 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 Aureliusz Kendra couldn't finish the play. 80 minutes into the match, Saskinbakkal's goalkeeper Cevat Ünal had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elias Alegren. Aureliusz Kendra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cevat Ünal having to interfere. Aureliusz Kendra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Cevat Ünal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dinç Ademoğlu's late challenge caught a NEVO's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Dinç Ademoğlu helped the player get up and apologised. In the 84th minute, one of Saskinbakkal:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Saskinbakkal. After 89 played minutes Saskinbakkal got a freekick which was hit by Yağızalp Hürsev. Elias Alegren fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cevat Ünal having to interfere. If Aureliusz Kendra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ertuğrul Ilgın hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Servet Refet, 95 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Aureliusz Kendra sent away a hard shot on goal in the 98th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. NEVO's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.