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ALİ SAMİ YEN
Spectators: 6667 (Terracing: 5667, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Peyami Otaç took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8thth minute of the game Arda Baybars Topçam who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GALATASARAY's Sezgin Cihansah was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 10th minute of the match Batıkan Sağcan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sezgin Cihansah showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Sezgin Cihansah stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arda Baybars Topçam's shot from short distance in the 13th minute. In the 15th minute, Evren Adsoy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Arda Baybars Topçam, 16 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. If Kıvanç Şanlı had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the game, Kıvanç Şanlı was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GALATASARAY's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave KuRtLaR VaDiSi the free kick. In the 25th minute, Kıvanç Şanlı hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Azim Cantürk charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Azim Cantürk the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, GALATASARAY's Azim Cantürk got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 27th minute of the match Batıkan Sağcan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sezgin Cihansah skillfully saved the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Arda Baybars Topçam in the 30th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sezgin Cihansah prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Peyami Otaç came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the GALATASARAY 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 Peyami Otaç couldn't finish the play. Kıvanç Şanlı hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. In the 42nd minute of the match Batıkan Sağcan sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sezgin Cihansah skillfully saved the ball. 44 minutes into the match, KuRtLaR VaDiSi's Avni Ekvan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Sezgin Cihansah narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sezgin Cihansah stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arda Baybars Topçam's shot from short distance in the 45th minute. In the 46th minute, Kıvanç Şanlı hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

After a rather tough play, GALATASARAY's Müslüm Çimen got a free kick in the 56th minute. Sezgin Cihansah showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Avni Ekvan, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. GALATASARAY's Kıvanç Şanlı got his second yellow card of the match in the 64th minute. The referee ordered Kıvanç Şanlı off the ground. In the 65th match minute, GALATASARAY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kıvanç Şanlı to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute, GALATASARAY's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Avni Ekvan fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Erenay Sanak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Erenay Sanak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Hasan Can Teber tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. KuRtLaR VaDiSi's Arda Baybars Topçam got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 83rd minute, Avni Ekvan ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Sezgin Cihansah was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Sezgin Cihansah acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 86th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Batıkan Sağcan. Müslüm Çimen took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 88th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Hasan Can Teber. KuRtLaR VaDiSi's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. GALATASARAY's Sezgin Cihansah proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save GALATASARAY from getting a goal against them. If Evren Adsoy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.