League Play-Off

Silifke 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. Namık Hezarfen started the match with the kick off. Namık Hezarfen struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Onurhan Barkın didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Murgul. After having played for 4 minutes, Namık Hezarfen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Murgul's supporters crossed their fingers, but Namık Hezarfen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Onurhan Barkın stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Namık Hezarfen's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Namık Hezarfen in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Onurhan Barkın saved Silifke from getting behind. 14 minutes into the match, Silifke's goal looked a bit too open when Yaman Kural came free, but Onurhan Barkın reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 1-0 became the score in the 20th minute when Güray Oray elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Murgul's defense didn't have a chance, in the 23rd minute, when İlker Kunter scored to the left of an out of position Ziya Yabgu, making the score, 2-0. Namık Hezarfen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Onurhan Barkın tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Namık Hezarfen struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Onurhan Barkın didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Murgul. Namık Hezarfen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Onurhan Barkın having to interfere. Silifke's Onurhan Barkın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Namık Hezarfen in the 41st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yaman Kural in the 42nd minute of play forced Silifke's goalkeeper Onurhan Barkın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. İlhan Tümerkin's late challenge caught a Murgul's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. İlhan Tümerkin helped the player get up and apologised. In the 43rd match minute, Silifke was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İlhan Tümerkin to maneuver through the defense. In the 44th match minute, Murgul was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Necdet Hafız to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. İlker Kunter was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute, Güray Oray ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ziya Yabgu was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. In the 58thth minute of the game Namık Hezarfen who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Silifke's Onurhan Barkın was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Silifke's zone, Yaman Kural stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Onurhan Barkın came out of the goal and Yaman Kural tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Recep Tayyip Aktar during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Yaman Kural didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 3-3 via right post in the game's 76th minute. Murgul's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! When Namık Hezarfen came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Murgul fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Namık Hezarfen couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Necdet Hafız during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Necdet Hafız hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Recep Tayyip Aktar, 91 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After having played for 93 minutes, Yaman Kural managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Murgul's supporters crossed their fingers, but Yaman Kural was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 95th minute, Yaman Kural 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. Murgul were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.