League Play-Off

Balkan Arena
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Battal Cüneyt Keskin kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes of play, Ceylanpinar's Haşim Tuğtaşı made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ogün Nezihi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kuddusî Yıldız made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Battal Cüneyt Keskin in the 10th minute of play. If Ahmet Reha Tuğaltay 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 14 played minutes Ceylanpinar got a freekick which was hit by Duman Karin. When the match had gone on for 15 minutes, Ahmet Reha Tuğaltay took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Kuddusî Yıldız to make any attempt to save it. The audience was convinced that Battal Cüneyt Keskin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kuddusî Yıldız was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Ahmet Reha Tuğaltay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Kuddusî Yıldız made a huge save. Battal Cüneyt Keskin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Kuddusî Yıldız tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd minute of the match Ertunç Sökmener shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kuddusî Yıldız showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After a rather tough play, Ceylanpinar's Duran İsiman got a free kick in the 33rd minute. 42 minutes into the match, Ahmet Reha Tuğaltay had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kuddusî Yıldız. Ceylanpinar's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ahmet Reha Tuğaltay was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. A collision led to Ceylanpinar getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Işık Musa hit a great ball. Battal Cüneyt Keskin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 48th minute. Kuddusî Yıldız tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

A collision led to Ceylanpinar getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Duran İsiman hit a great ball. Balkan SK's Ogün Nezihi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Balkan SK from getting a goal against them. Işık Musa's late challenge caught a Balkan SK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Işık Musa helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Balkan SK booed when Ceylanpinar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Işık Musa didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Ahmet Reha Tuğaltay came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the Balkan SK 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 Ahmet Reha Tuğaltay couldn't finish the play. Duman Karin hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. Kuddusî Yıldız showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ahmet Reha Tuğaltay, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 71 minutes into the match, Anıl Arda Yaygır dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ogün Nezihi, 2-2. Haşim Tuğtaşı received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Ogün Nezihi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Balkan SK's Ogün Nezihi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Anıl Arda Yaygır in the 78th minute of play. Ogün Nezihi made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Haşim Tuğtaşı sent off a good shot on target. Balkan SK's defense didn't have a chance, in the 84th minute, when Anıl Arda Yaygır scored to the left of an out of position Ogün Nezihi, making the score, 2-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Duman Karin during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Ceylanpinar's Duman Karin got a free kick in the 87th minute. Haşim Tuğtaşı hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Ertunç Sökmener hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. 96 minutes into the match, Balkan SK's goalkeeper Ogün Nezihi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Haşim Tuğtaşı. In the 98th minute, Haşim Tuğtaşı ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ogün Nezihi was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Ceylanpinar eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.