League Play-Off

Ekinci Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Balaban Çelenkoğlu got the match started through his kick off. Balaban Çelenkoğlu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without İlker Tekiner having to interfere. In the 8th minute, Metehan Kutlughan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sancar Ülker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without İlker Tekiner having to interfere. İlker Tekiner was out of position in the 18 minute of play, and Balaban Çelenkoğlu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Balaban Çelenkoğlu really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Balaban Çelenkoğlu in the 22nd minute of play forced Dörtyol's goalkeeper İlker Tekiner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dörtyol's defense didn't have a chance, in the 23rd minute, when Genco Akdurmuş scored to the left of an out of position İlker Tekiner, making the score, 2-0. İlker Tekiner acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 27th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Necip Celvet. A collision led to Dörtyol getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Bektaş Ali Dündaroğlu hit a great ball. If Balaban Çelenkoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ekinci Bld. Spor's Genco Akdurmuş got a good chance for a goal in the 29th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bektaş Ali Dündaroğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Dörtyol's İlker Tekiner got control of the ball when Sancar Ülker tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Balaban Çelenkoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. İlker Tekiner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sancar Ülker, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. 44 minutes into the match, Ekinci Bld. Spor's Metehan Kutlughan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that İlker Tekiner narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Lütfullah Tara to make the kick off. Nazmi Server made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lütfullah Tara in the 52nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lütfullah Tara in the 58th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Nazmi Server saved Ekinci Bld. Spor from getting behind. Nazmi Server made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Hazım Safvet sent off a good shot on target. Balaban Çelenkoğlu struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. İlker Tekiner didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Ekinci Bld. Spor. In the 67th minute of the game Turabi Suha made a throw-in which Mahir Rasi played forward. In the 69th match minute, Dörtyol was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bektaş Ali Dündaroğlu to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sancar Ülker in the 72nd minute of play forced Dörtyol's goalkeeper İlker Tekiner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. İlker Tekiner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Balaban Çelenkoğlu in the 77th minute of play. A collision led to Dörtyol getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Mahir Rasi hit a great ball. İlker Tekiner took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Balaban Çelenkoğlu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sancar Ülker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. İlker Tekiner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Genco Akdurmuş fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without İlker Tekiner having to interfere. Balaban Çelenkoğlu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. İlker Tekiner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ekinci Bld. Spor had played much better football throughout.