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Spectators: 7243 (Terracing: 5433, Seating: 1666, VIP seats: 144) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Burak Acabay kicked off to start the match. 8 minutes into the game, Mustafa Emre Sarıdoğan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Galatasaray's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Cihanbeyli FK the free kick. 7 minutes into the game, one of FC Galatasaray:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Tarkan Koçer walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Fazıl İlkutay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tarkan Koçer, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Ali Ömer Çetinoz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Burak Acabay, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. 12 minutes into the game, Cihanbeyli FK's Ahmet Sedat Akbora nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Fazıl İlkutay made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 17 played minutes FC Galatasaray got a freekick which was hit by İlbey Bekata. 18 minutes into the match, Ceyhan Şanberk had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Fazıl İlkutay. FC Galatasaray's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ceyhan Şanberk was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After 21 minutes, Gürhan Tuğcu mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cihanbeyli FK and the FC Galatasaray players grew even worse after the yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ceyhan Şanberk in the 26th minute of play forced FC Galatasaray's goalkeeper Fazıl İlkutay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fazıl İlkutay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Sedat Akbora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When FC Galatasaray's Burak Acabay in the 29th minute got a chance for a shot 29th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Cihanbeyli FK's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tevfik Yazgan in the 37th minute of play forced FC Galatasaray's goalkeeper Fazıl İlkutay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. FC Galatasaray's Fazıl İlkutay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ceyhan Şanberk in the 38th minute of play. Fazıl İlkutay took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Sedat Akbora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fazıl İlkutay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tevfik Yazgan in the 41st minute of the match. Fazıl İlkutay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mustafa Karanalp, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ceyhan Şanberk to make the kick off. Fazıl İlkutay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ceyhan Şanberk in the 52nd minute of the match. FC Galatasaray's defense didn't have a chance, in the 59th minute, when Ceyhan Şanberk scored to the left of an out of position Fazıl İlkutay, making the score, 0-3. Ahmet Sedat Akbora who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of Fazıl İlkutay when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Ali Ömer Çetinoz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İlbey Bekata, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. FC Galatasaray's Fazıl İlkutay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Sedat Akbora in the 72nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Cihanbeyli FK's Ahmet Sedat Akbora got a free kick in the 73rd minute. Fazıl İlkutay made a fantastic save in the 76th minute, when Tevfik Yazgan sent off a good shot on target. After 81 played minutes FC Galatasaray got a freekick which was hit by İlbey Bekata. FC Galatasaray's Fazıl İlkutay proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save FC Galatasaray from getting a goal against them. 86 minutes into the match, FC Galatasaray's goalkeeper Fazıl İlkutay had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tevfik Yazgan. FC Galatasaray's Fazıl İlkutay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ceyhan Şanberk in the 87th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ceyhan Şanberk in the 89th minute of play forced FC Galatasaray's goalkeeper Fazıl İlkutay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tevfik Yazgan got free with Fazıl İlkutay in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 94 played minutes FC Galatasaray got a freekick which was hit by Güner Akadlı. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Galatasaray's goalkeeper Fazıl İlkutay, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.