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Meriç Arena
Spectators: 7560 (Terracing: 5671, Seating: 1738, VIP seats: 151) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Azmi Atabek got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th match minute, FC MERİÇ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anıl Arda Uzsan to maneuver through the defense. It was beautiful to see Galatasaray Sportif A.Ş's Lokman Isfahanlı in action when he in the 7th minute dribbled his way through a couple of opponents and the fired away a shot from almost standing still. First the ball seemed to get in, but turned out to be on the outside of the net. A great chance! In the 12th minute, Lokman Isfahanlı got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. 14 minutes into the game, Lokman Isfahanlı cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Ertaç Hurmacı was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, FC MERİÇ's Sefa Sabi got a free kick in the 18th minute. If Sufi Guftar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC MERİÇ's Ertaç Hurmacı played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lokman Isfahanlı in the 22nd minute of play. Galatasaray Sportif A.Ş's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lokman Isfahanlı in the 23rd minute. Lokman Isfahanlı made a great header on Galatasaray Sportif A.Ş's corner, it was just that FC MERİÇ's Ertaç Hurmacı managed to reach the ball for a save. Ertaç Hurmacı took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sufi Guftar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Galatasaray Sportif A.Ş getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Ahmet Efe Enbiya hit a great ball. 31 minutes into the match, FC MERİÇ's goal looked a bit too open when Lokman Isfahanlı came free, but Ertaç Hurmacı reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 34 minutes into the match, Sufi Guftar notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of FC MERİÇ's Ertaç Hurmacı. Ertaç Hurmacı was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Sufi Guftar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 38th minute, Lokman Isfahanlı managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galatasaray Sportif A.Ş's supporters rose to their feet, but Lokman Isfahanlı was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ertaç Hurmacı breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ahmet İlke Helvacıoğlu kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Ahmet Efe Enbiya hit a great freekick 41 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Lokman Isfahanlı managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galatasaray Sportif A.Ş's supporters rose to their feet, but Lokman Isfahanlı was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ertaç Hurmacı breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ertaç Hurmacı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lokman Isfahanlı in the 61st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC MERİÇ's Sefa Sabi got a free kick in the 69th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Sufi Guftar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galatasaray Sportif A.Ş's supporters rose to their feet, but Sufi Guftar was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ertaç Hurmacı breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Galatasaray Sportif A.Ş's Lokman Isfahanlı got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Sufi Guftar came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Galatasaray Sportif A.Ş 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 Sufi Guftar couldn't finish the play. The supporters of Galatasaray Sportif A.Ş booed when FC MERİÇ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ahmet İlke Helvacıoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Doğan Giyas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Azmi Atabek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Galatasaray Sportif A.Ş's Sufi Guftar got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpected shot in the 94th minute by Sufi Guftar got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The FC MERİÇ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Galatasaray Sportif A.Ş were clearly better and deserved to take the win.