League Play-Off

Niksar 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. Davut Bahadır started the match with the kick off. Tacettin Güdü received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Şükrü Balta tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tolga Öztürk blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sezen Yiğitoğlu having to make a save. Niksar's Sezen Yiğitoğlu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tolga Öztürk in the 18th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Niksar's Tacettin Güdü slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Şükrü Balta. That made the score 1-0 after 24 minutes of play. Abay Hatırlı fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Şükrü Balta having to interfere. 30 minutes into the match, Niksar's Abay Hatırlı sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Şükrü Balta narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Davut Bahadır sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Kahramanmaraşspor's Şükrü Balta got control of the ball when Abay Hatırlı tried to sneak it across the goal line. Davut Bahadır sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abay Hatırlı fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Şükrü Balta having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Kahramanmaraşspor's zone, Abay Hatırlı stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Şükrü Balta came out of the goal and Abay Hatırlı tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice moves Abay Hatırlı could shoot a difficult shot in the 46th minute, which Şükrü Balta however easily saved by the left post. After having played for 48 minutes, Mehmet Bilge Yalınalp managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Niksar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mehmet Bilge Yalınalp was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

After a rather tough play, Kahramanmaraşspor's Kağan Hanedan got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Samet İren kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. In the 57th minute, Tacettin Güdü left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Niksar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. Sezen Yiğitoğlu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Tolga Öztürk went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Kahramanmaraşspor's Nuh Alişan got a free kick in the 66th minute. Tacettin Güdü sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 70 minutes into the game, Hilmi Ersal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Niksar's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kahramanmaraşspor the free kick. In the 69th minute, one of Niksar:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Niksar. In the 71st minute of the game, Kahramanmaraşspor got a penalty. The shot went straight in by the left post. 74 minutes into the game, Davut Bahadır was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kahramanmaraşspor's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Niksar the free kick. Davut Bahadır hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Abay Hatırlı struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Şükrü Balta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Niksar. When Doğukan Adahan fell near the penalty area in the 83rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Niksar's protests and gave Doğukan Adahan a yellow card for diving instead. Doğukan Adahan hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Sezen Yiğitoğlu made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Tolga Öztürk sent off a good shot on target. Tolga Öztürk scored 2-4 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sezen Yiğitoğlu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot.