League Play-Off

Xenop Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Yeni Türkiye Hareketi's Hatemi Nesefi started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Bedir Mecnun hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 5 minutes into the game, Bektaş Ali Tükelalp was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Xenop United's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Yeni Türkiye Hareketi the free kick. Bektaş Ali Tükelalp kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Şevket Şemsi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hatemi Nesefi in the 7th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Xenop United's Songurhan Vatansever got a free kick in the 8th minute. When Kerimhan İsmihan came up free with the goalie in the 17th minute, the Xenop United 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 Kerimhan İsmihan couldn't finish the play. Şevket Şemsi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bedir Mecnun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Şevket Şemsi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Feridun Cansoy went, in the 28th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. When Kerimhan İsmihan came up free with the goalie in the 41st minute, the Xenop United 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 Kerimhan İsmihan couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Xenop United getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Ahmet Çağrı Oğurata hit a great ball. In the 45th minute Hatemi Nesefi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Şevket Şemsi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fevzi Atik during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 47 played minutes Xenop United got a freekick which was hit by Fevzi Atik. 48 minutes into the match, Halit Fahri Nizami notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of Xenop United's Şevket Şemsi. Şevket Şemsi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Through an outstanding action, after 55 minutes, Şevket Şemsi successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Yeni Türkiye Hareketi's goalkeeper Bilgehan Yağızbay, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Xenop United's Şevket Şemsi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save Xenop United from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hatemi Nesefi in the 62nd minute of play forced Xenop United's goalkeeper Şevket Şemsi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kerimhan İsmihan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. During the 68th minute of the match Bektaş Ali Tükelalp completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Bektaş Ali Tükelalp a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 68 played minutes Xenop United got a freekick which was hit by Bektaş Ali Tükelalp. Halit Fahri Nizami could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Şevket Şemsi made a huge save. When Ahmet Kadri Çelikkan came up free with the goalie in the 84th minute, the Xenop United 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 Ahmet Kadri Çelikkan couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Xenop United defense, Hatemi Nesefi kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Şevket Şemsi. The Xenop United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Şevket Şemsi should have stopped the shot. Şevket Şemsi came out of the goal in the 98th minute to try and stop a shot by Yeni Türkiye Hareketi's Halit Fahri Nizami. But to his dismay, Halit Fahri Nizami quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-4.