League Play-Off

Ihsangazi Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Rafettin Halıcıoğlu started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Arif Ozan Yamanöz 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. In the 4th minute, Alkın Arslangiray hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alkın Arslangiray during the 8th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Kozan FK getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Alkın Arslangiray hit a great ball. In the 9th minute, Ozan Kabadayı hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ihsangazi's Rasim Başeski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ferit Hafızoğlu in the 11th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Kozan FK's zone, Arif Ozan Yamanöz stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hamdullah Umural came out of the goal and Arif Ozan Yamanöz tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rafettin Halıcıoğlu in the 18th minute of play forced Ihsangazi's goalkeeper Rasim Başeski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Ihsangazi getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Mevlüt Talik hit a great ball. In the 29th minute, Ferit Hafızoğlu 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. Hamdullah Umural made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ozan Kabadayı in the 32nd minute. Ferit Hafızoğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rasim Başeski having to interfere. Rasim Başeski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafettin Halıcıoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 48th minute.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arif Ozan Yamanöz to strike the kick off in the second half. Rasim Başeski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rafettin Halıcıoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 56th minute. If Arif Ozan Yamanöz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 68 minutes, Ferit Hafızoğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kozan FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ferit Hafızoğlu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Ihsangazi's Mehmet Arif Taşkesen got a free kick in the 69th minute. After 74 played minutes Kozan FK got a freekick which was hit by Rafettin Halıcıoğlu. Rasim Başeski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafettin Halıcıoğlu in the 80th minute of play. With an all-out effort, Kozan FK's Rasim Başeski threw himself towards the right post 82 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rafettin Halıcıoğlu, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.