League Play-Off

Sivrihisar
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Ömer Serhan took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ömer Oytunç in the 6th minute of play forced Sivrihisar's goalkeeper Azmi Saruca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sivrihisar's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Şimşek Tekalp was slow to take the kick. During this time Ihsangazi FK's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Ihsangazi FK's corner Cevher Suavi fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Azmi Saruca quite easily take care of the ball. Sermet Toper hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. In the 10th minute, Ömer Oytunç 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. Naim Talu's late challenge caught a Sivrihisar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Naim Talu helped the player get up and apologised. Naim Talu kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Ömer Oytunç managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ihsangazi FK's supporters rose to their feet, but Ömer Oytunç was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Azmi Saruca breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After having played for 32 minutes, Şerif Yalman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sivrihisar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Şerif Yalman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 35th minute, Sivrihisar's Şerif Yalman ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Özcan Çoğun. Özcan Çoğun yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Şerif Yalman got free with Özcan Çoğun in the 39th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mirkelam Ulun was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, Ömer Serhan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Azmi Saruca was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Naim Talu kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Sivrihisar's Azmi Saruca proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Sivrihisar from getting a goal against them. When Ömer Oytunç came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Ihsangazi 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 Ömer Oytunç couldn't finish the play. Sermet Toper recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sermet Toper during the 70th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Şerif Yalman hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. 91 minutes had been played when some careless play by Sivrihisar's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Şimşek Tekalp was slow to take the kick. During this time Ihsangazi FK's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Ertuğrul Saygın almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Sivrihisar's Azmi Saruca did a great save. In the 95th minute, Ömer Oytunç 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. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Ihsangazi FK had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.