League Play-Off

Van
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Anıl Baran Bilek got the match started through his kick off. With his leg Yetkiner Nasih managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when Van's Sadettin Nurbaki fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Sadettin Nurbaki managed to get in a good position for a shot. Van's supporters rose to their feet, but Sadettin Nurbaki was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Yetkiner Nasih breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Van's Gökçe Rüşti got a free kick in the 6th minute. After having played for 8 minutes, Gökçe Rüşti managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Van's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gökçe Rüşti was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Van getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Ardahan Tecelli hit a great ball. Atay Ilgın's late challenge caught a Cerrahpasa SK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Atay Ilgın helped the player get up and apologised. After 13 played minutes Van got a freekick which was hit by Atay Ilgın. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Anıl Baran Bilek managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cerrahpasa SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Anıl Baran Bilek was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. İrfan Neşet breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 17 played minutes Cerrahpasa SK got a freekick which was hit by Burç Ökten. After recieving a nice pass, Van's Ardahan Tecelli tried to score from far away in the 18th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Gökçe Rüşti could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Yetkiner Nasih made a huge save. Abdi Saygın Baltacıoğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Cerrahpasa SK's zone, Sadettin Nurbaki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yetkiner Nasih came out of the goal and Sadettin Nurbaki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The supporters of Cerrahpasa SK booed when Van was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Atay Ilgın didn't get a good kick on the ball. İrfan Neşet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alican Yöner in the 28th minute of play. After 36 minutes of play, Cerrahpasa SK's Soner Zabit made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. İrfan Neşet was left in no man's land by his defense there! Soner Zabit sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Anıl Baran Bilek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without İrfan Neşet having to interfere. 46 minutes into the match, Van's goal looked a bit too open when Anıl Baran Bilek came free, but İrfan Neşet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.

Atay Ilgın kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, Cerrahpasa SK's goal looked a bit too open when Sadettin Nurbaki came free, but Yetkiner Nasih reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Soner Zabit might have been able to make a better finish in the 70th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over İrfan Neşet. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Soner Zabit ran back to his position shaking his head. Anıl Baran Bileks short, quick shot in the 70thth minute got İrfan Neşet to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Soner Zabit received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. İrfan Neşet tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 74th match minute, Van was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ardahan Tecelli to maneuver through the defense. İrfan Neşet made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mazhar Esenboğa in the 81st minute. A collision led to Van getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Işıkalp Zikri hit a great ball. Yetkiner Nasih showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sadettin Nurbaki in the 86th minute of the match. If Mazhar Esenboğa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 98th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cerrahpasa SK played a much better game than Van and deserved their victory. The Van players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.