League Play-Off

Eyüp
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Bedrettin Cevizci kicked off to start the match. Ali Haydar Ünsever hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. The supporters of Caldiran JK booed when Eyüp was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Halil Can Yatuk didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Eyüp's zone, Abdi Mehmet Ulutekin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rahim Katib came out of the goal and Abdi Mehmet Ulutekin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Duman Eski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Rahim Katib tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 10 minutes into the game, Bahri Cevizci was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Eyüp's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Caldiran JK the free kick. A collision led to Eyüp getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Bahri Cevizci hit a great ball. Ahmet Boran Daim hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. Eyüp's Bedrettin Cevizci got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 26th minute of the match Şafak Elmacıoğlu sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rahim Katib skillfully saved the ball. If Bedrettin Cevizci had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdi Mehmet Ulutekin in the 31st minute of play forced Eyüp's goalkeeper Rahim Katib to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 31 played minutes Eyüp got a freekick which was hit by Halil Can Yatuk. 33 minutes into the game, one of Eyüp:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 35th minute there was a penalty for Caldiran JK. Ahmet Ali Ogansoy stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Rahim Katib. 0-1. Bedrettin Cevizci fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sabri Usare having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rıfkı Ünan during the 40th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 40 played minutes Eyüp got a freekick which was hit by Rıfkı Ünan. In the 41st minute of the match Ahmet Ali Ogansoy shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rahim Katib showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. During the 42nd minute of the match Bahri Cevizci completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Bahri Cevizci a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Abdi Mehmet Ulutekin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Rahim Katib tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Halil Can Yatuk might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sabri Usare. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Halil Can Yatuk ran back to his position shaking his head. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abdi Mehmet Ulutekin stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Sabri Usare showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rüstem Özbala in the 57th minute of the match. In the 77th minute Rüstem Özbala shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sabri Usare saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Halil Can Yatuk might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sabri Usare. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Halil Can Yatuk ran back to his position shaking his head. Rüstem Özbala sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 87th minute, Halil Can Yatuk made a precise shot to the right of Sabri Usare. Caldiran JK's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. When the final whistle went the supporters of Caldiran JK were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Eyüp side.