League Play-Off

BALKES
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) HataysporFC's Orhan Seyfi Öğün 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. Aybar Saraç made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Orhan Seyfi Öğün in the 4th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Gürkan Suni 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. After a rather tough play, Olcayto SK's Anıl Arda Atay got a free kick in the 11th minute. Aybar Saraç made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Refik Eldem in the 12th minute of play. Aybar Saraç showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Refik Eldem, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Erkan Nafiz hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. 21 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when HataysporFC's Refik Eldem fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Aybar Saraç showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Refik Eldem, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Aybar Saraç showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İslam Ekvan in the 26th minute of the match. Turgay Harmanşah might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lütfi İkbal. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Turgay Harmanşah ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, HataysporFC's İslam Ekvan got a free kick in the 35th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Gürkan Suni managed to get in a good position for a shot. Olcayto SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Gürkan Suni was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Lütfi İkbal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gürkan Suni made a kick off. Lütfi İkbal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Turgay Harmanşah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aybar Saraç took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Orhan Seyfi Öğün, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 65 in the game by Refik Eldem from a close distance when the talented Aybar Saraç managed to make a qualified save. Olcayto SK's players were relieved. 66 minutes into the game, one of HataysporFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Lütfi İkbal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Turgay Harmanşah, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Efekan Özsan in the 73rd minute of play forced Olcayto SK's goalkeeper Aybar Saraç to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of HataysporFC booed when Olcayto SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Anıl Arda Atay didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Olcayto SK getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Ferhat Uruk hit a great ball. After 76 played minutes, HataysporFC's Gencal Geçer shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Aybar Saraç came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in HataysporFC reached it. 77 minutes into the match, Gürkan Suni had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lütfi İkbal. HataysporFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Gürkan Suni was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. If Refik Eldem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Refik Eldem took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Aybar Saraç. Aybar Saraç dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. After a defensive mix-up in HataysporFC's zone, Gürkan Suni stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lütfi İkbal came out of the goal and Gürkan Suni tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 93rd minute, one of Olcayto SK: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 Olcayto SK. Olcayto SK:s Aybar Saraç showed great skill when he stopped Gencal Geçer:s penalty. Aybar Saraç showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Orhan Seyfi Öğün in the 97th minute of the match. Aybar Saraç made a fantastic save in the 100th minute, when Refik Eldem sent off a good shot on target. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.