League Play-Off

Emirgan
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. Hamdullah Eldem started the match with the kick off. The audience was convinced that Hamdullah Eldem's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zekeriya Zaim was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. Zekeriya Zaim made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nihat Dede in the 13th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nihat Dede got free with Zekeriya Zaim in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Zekeriya Zaim managed to avoid a goal in the 16thth minute, when Emirgan FK's Nihat Dede fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Nihat Dede could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Zekeriya Zaim made a huge save. Hamdullah Eldem received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Zekeriya Zaim tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Muammer Değirmencioğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. In the 24thth minute of the game Hamdullah Eldem who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Baykan's Zekeriya Zaim was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arif Cengiz Ağaverdi charged in rather forcefully in the 27th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Arif Cengiz Ağaverdi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 28th match minute, Emirgan FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Arif Cengiz Ağaverdi to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Baykan defense, Nihat Dede kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zekeriya Zaim. The Baykan fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zekeriya Zaim should have stopped the shot. 42 minutes into the match, Baykan's goalkeeper Zekeriya Zaim had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nihat Dede. After a defensive mix-up in Emirgan FK's zone, Namık Kemal Pekergin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Altan Bekiroğlu came out of the goal and Namık Kemal Pekergin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Namık Kemal Pekergin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Altan Bekiroğlu having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Serdar Tugay stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Anıl Baran Pektürk was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Emirgan FK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Baykan the free kick. In the 52nd match minute, Emirgan FK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anıl Baran Pektürk to maneuver through the defense. In the 53rd minute, Serdar Tugay 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nihat Dede in the 57th minute of play forced Baykan's goalkeeper Zekeriya Zaim to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Baykan's goalkeeper Zekeriya Zaim, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Orhan Arınç's late challenge caught a Baykan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Orhan Arınç helped the player get up and apologised. Orhan Arınç kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Namık Kemal Pekergin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 78 minutes into the match, Emirgan FK's Nihat Dede sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zekeriya Zaim narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Hamdullah Eldem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Arif Cengiz Ağaverdi struck a weak shot in the 89th minute. Zekeriya Zaim didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Emirgan FK. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nihat Dede in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zekeriya Zaim prevented the ball from getting in the gole. For all the effort they put into the match, the Baykan players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Emirgan FK.