League Play-Off

Karatay 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. Vatan İldeniz started the match with the kick off. Vatan İldeniz charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Vatan İldeniz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 6th minute, Vatan İldeniz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Uluç Ağçelik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a little luck, Tavsanli SK's Arif Ozan Seciye got control of the ball when Kamer İzzet tried to sneak it across the goal line. Alican Zevahir fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yaser Başaydın having to interfere. If Vatan İldeniz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yaser Başaydın didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Tavsanli SK's Alican Zevahir shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 0-1 in the ordered_time% minute. Karatay's Yaser Başaydın played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alican Zevahir in the 22nd minute of play. Uluç Ağçelik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Uluç Ağçelik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 32 played minutes, Karatay's Şentürk Kolçak shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Arif Ozan Seciye came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Karatay reached it. Arif Ozan Seciye took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Uluç Ağçelik, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Karatay's goal looked a bit too open when Alican Zevahir came free, but Yaser Başaydın reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute, Tavsanli SK's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Kamer İzzet fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When Hıdır Gayret fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Tavsanli SK's protests and gave Hıdır Gayret a yellow card for diving instead. In the 42nd match minute, Tavsanli SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hıdır Gayret to maneuver through the defense. Uluç Ağçelik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Uluç Ağçelik made a kick off. Arif Ozan Seciye made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Uluç Ağçelik in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute Uluç Ağçelik shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arif Ozan Seciye saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Uluç Ağçelik left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Karatay fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Vatan İldeniz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Yaser Başaydın having to interfere. A collision led to Karatay getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. İstemihan İğdemir hit a great ball. If Vatan İldeniz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 72nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kamer İzzet received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Arif Ozan Seciye tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arif Ozan Seciye stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kamer İzzet's shot from short distance in the 77th minute. Korhan Erentürk hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Kamer İzzet's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Arif Ozan Seciye read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 81st minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Karatay's zone, Alican Zevahir stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yaser Başaydın came out of the goal and Alican Zevahir tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Uluç Ağçelik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Baturalp Gündem kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. Karatay's Uluç Ağçelik got a good chance for a goal in the 92nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Kamer İzzet came up free with the goalie in the 97th minute, the Karatay 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 Kamer İzzet couldn't finish the play. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.