League Play-Off

Sanliurfa Stadium
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ali Nabi Tokhan got the match started through his kick off. Batur Kırca fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hayrettin Karadağ having to interfere. Batur Kırca struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Hayrettin Karadağ didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Sanliurfa FK. If Aral Şems had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 18 minutes of play, Vikings's Aral Şems made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Namık Kemal Yeten was left in no man's land by his defense there! Halil Can Ekemen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hayrettin Karadağ having to interfere. When Batur Kırca came up free with the goalie in the 24th minute, the Sanliurfa FK 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 Batur Kırca couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Çakabey Ehlimen in the 31st minute of play forced Sanliurfa FK's goalkeeper Namık Kemal Yeten to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Berkan Orcaner sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in Vikings's zone, Batur Kırca stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Hayrettin Karadağ came out of the goal and Batur Kırca tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Namık Kemal Yeten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aral Şems in the 43rd minute of the match. After having played for 46 minutes, Aral Şems managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Vikings's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aral Şems was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Berkan Orcaner was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Berkan Orcaner got free with Namık Kemal Yeten in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 56 minutes into the match, Sanliurfa FK's goal looked a bit too open when Aral Şems came free, but Namık Kemal Yeten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vikings were awarded a corner in the 57th minute after Sanliurfa FK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Berkan Orcaner took the corner. In the 58th minute, Ali Nabi Tokhan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute Derviş İlighan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Namık Kemal Yeten saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 66 minutes, Halil Can Ekemen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Sanliurfa FK and the Vikings players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Vikings booed when Sanliurfa FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Halil Can Ekemen didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 71 minutes, Ali Nabi Tokhan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Sanliurfa FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ali Nabi Tokhan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Halil Can Ekemen fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hayrettin Karadağ having to interfere. Aral Şems might have been able to make a better finish in the 76th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Namık Kemal Yeten. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aral Şems ran back to his position shaking his head. If Aral Şems had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 80th minute, Aral Şems left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Vikings fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. In the 83rd play minute Berkan Orcaner came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Namık Kemal Yeten. 0-4. Vikings's Hayrettin Karadağ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ali Nabi Tokhan in the 89th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 93rd minute by Berkan Orcaner got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Aral Şems struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Namık Kemal Yeten didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Vikings. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Vikings had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.