League Play-Off

Akcaabat
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Batı Tongal got the match started through his kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Beşir Ertuna in the 4th minute of play forced SafirSPOR's goalkeeper Bengt-Åke Jansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ergin Turcan hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. Posof SK's Vahit Uluöz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Batı Tongal in the 9th minute of play. When the match clock showed 10 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Chris Baron sped through Posof SK's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vahit Uluöz. Thanks to some nice moves Chris Baron could shoot a difficult shot in the 15th minute, which Vahit Uluöz however easily saved by the left post. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 18th minute of the game. One of SafirSPOR:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Posof SK:s goal. 23 minutes into the game, Ergin Turcan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SafirSPOR's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Posof SK the free kick. In the 23rd minute, Ergin Turcan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Chris Baron could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Vahit Uluöz made a huge save. Vahit Uluöz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Özdemir Tayguner in the 31st minute of the match. Chris Baron recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 32nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Posof SK booed when SafirSPOR was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Özdemir Tayguner didn't get a good kick on the ball. Batı Tongal charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Batı Tongal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Zekai Tamerk struck a weak shot in the 44th minute. Bengt-Åke Jansson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Posof SK. After a rather tough play, SafirSPOR's Ergin Turcan got a free kick in the 47th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Arslan İstikbal in the 53rd minute of play forced SafirSPOR's goalkeeper Bengt-Åke Jansson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hami İlican received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 54th minute. Vahit Uluöz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Baron in the 60th minute of play forced Posof SK's goalkeeper Vahit Uluöz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Özdemir Tayguner received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 63rd minute. Vahit Uluöz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 65 minutes into the match, Posof SK's goal looked a bit too open when Ergin Turcan came free, but Vahit Uluöz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Posof SK's Yusuf Ziya Civanmert got a free kick in the 67th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Baron in the 68th minute of play forced Posof SK's goalkeeper Vahit Uluöz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. SafirSPOR's Özdemir Tayguner got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ergin Turcan struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Vahit Uluöz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SafirSPOR. The audience was convinced that Chris Baron's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vahit Uluöz was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. Yusuf Ziya Civanmert got a throw-in 76 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Arslan İstikbal. Vahit Uluöz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ergin Turcan in the 78th minute of play. Chris Baron received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Vahit Uluöz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Özdemir Tayguner took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vahit Uluöz. Vahit Uluöz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 88th match minute, SafirSPOR was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Cafer Özçelik to maneuver through the defense. Bengt-Åke Jansson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ali Macit Akar in the 91st minute. Ergin Turcan struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Vahit Uluöz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for SafirSPOR. An unexpectedly hard shot by Chris Baron in the 96th minute of play forced Posof SK's goalkeeper Vahit Uluöz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the referee ended the match the SafirSPOR players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.