League Play-Off

Refahiye
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mert Balbay got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute Mehmet Edip Ataner shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lonnie Manuel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 6th minute Mert Balbay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gökhan Bozoğlu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gökhan Bozoğlu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Todor Nedelev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mert Balbay in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Gökhan Bozoğlu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Lonnie Manuel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arif Cengiz Timurtas in the 15th minute of the match. In the 19th minute Arif Cengiz Timurtas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lonnie Manuel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute Arif Cengiz Timurtas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lonnie Manuel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Todor Nedelev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Gökhan Bozoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ali Galip Akyel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Lonnie Manuel having to interfere. 31 minutes into the game, Ali Kürşat Pirane was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cevizlibag JK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Refahiye SK the free kick. After a rather tough play, Cevizlibag JK's Ali Kürşat Pirane got a free kick in the 31st minute. In the 35th match minute, Cevizlibag JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mert Balbay to maneuver through the defense. Gökhan Bozoğlu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Todor Nedelev, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 42 minutes into the match, Cevizlibag JK's goal looked a bit too open when Arif Cengiz Timurtas came free, but Lonnie Manuel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mert Balbay in the 43rd minute of play forced Refahiye SK's goalkeeper Gökhan Bozoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mert Balbay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gökhan Bozoğlu having to interfere. After the first half Cevizlibag JK were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Arif Cengiz Timurtas stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Bahattin Talat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Todor Nedelev's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gökhan Bozoğlu was relentless in the 55th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Onur Ali Özakan in the 68th minute of play forced Refahiye SK's goalkeeper Gökhan Bozoğlu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 69th minute, Ali Kürşat Pirane had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. When Mehmet Edip Ataner fell near the penalty area in the 69th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Refahiye SK's protests and gave Mehmet Edip Ataner a yellow card for diving instead. Cevizlibag JK made a substitution. Emre Kavaş replaced Ali Kürşat Pirane. In the 71st minute of the match, Mert Balbay got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gökhan Bozoğlu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 73rd match minute, Cevizlibag JK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilgaz Candaner to maneuver through the defense. Refahiye SK's Haşim Baliç couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Cevizlibag JK. Todor Nedelev received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Gökhan Bozoğlu came out and tried to block the shot, but Todor Nedelev slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 76th minute. Lonnie Manuel showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Galip Akyel, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mert Balbay got free with Gökhan Bozoğlu in the 81st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 82 minutes into the match, Refahiye SK's goalkeeper Gökhan Bozoğlu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mert Balbay. With a little luck, Refahiye SK's Gökhan Bozoğlu got control of the ball when Mert Balbay tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 89th minute, Todor Nedelev fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Todor Nedelev managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cevizlibag JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Todor Nedelev was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gökhan Bozoğlu breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Todor Nedelev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Refahiye SK fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Cevizlibag JK were clearly better and deserved to take the win.