League Play-Off

Akyurt Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Recep Akçakaya made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Evren Üstün in the 4th minute of play forced Akyurt FK's goalkeeper Songurhan Çol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Seçkin Şahkar during the 7th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The supporters of Kurucesme booed when Akyurt FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Seçkin Şahkar didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Akyurt FK's zone, Yenal Sebat stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Songurhan Çol came out of the goal and Yenal Sebat tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kurucesme's Evren Üstün got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Songurhan Çol made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yenal Sebat in the 13th minute of play. Evren Üstün might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Songurhan Çol. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Evren Üstün ran back to his position shaking his head. Recep Akçakaya sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Akyurt FK's goalkeeper Songurhan Çol, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 25th match minute, Kurucesme was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İskender Sezgen to maneuver through the defense. Akyurt FK's Batı Muhammed couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 26th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Kurucesme. Yenal Sebat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Songurhan Çol having to interfere. In the 30th minute Yenal Sebat shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Songurhan Çol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Yenal Sebat's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Songurhan Çol was relentless in the 32nd minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Evren Üstün's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Songurhan Çol was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. Yenal Sebat's late challenge caught a Akyurt FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Yenal Sebat helped the player get up and apologised. Yenal Sebat kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. In the 42nd match minute, Kurucesme was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karadeniz Dural to maneuver through the defense. Recep Akçakaya received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Gökberk Alkım tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Yenal Sebat to make the kick off. In a very dangerous position, a player in Kurucesme fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 63rd minute. Penalty! With a little luck, Akyurt FK's Songurhan Çol got control of the ball when Evren Üstün tried to sneak it across the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Akyurt FK's goal looked a bit too open when Yenal Sebat came free, but Songurhan Çol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gökberk Alkım didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kuddusî Türeli went, in the 99th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. Kurucesme's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.