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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Nurkan Hatipoğlu started the match with the kick off. Sergen Umurbay recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Nurkan Hatipoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmet Ceyhan Korur got in the 9th a clear chance and fired away a hard shot against goal, but Arın Erkinay handled the situation perfectly and made a save by the crossbar. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kahraman Canaydin during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Galatasaray A.Ş. getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Kahraman Canaydin hit a great ball. If Sergen Umurbay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Galatasaray A.Ş. getting a freekick after 19 minutes play. Nurkan Hatipoğlu hit a great ball. Feridun Pehlivan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ufuk Yadigar having to interfere. Ahmet Ceyhan Korur's late challenge caught a Galatasaray A.Ş.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmet Ceyhan Korur helped the player get up and apologised. In the 23rd minute, Feridun Pehlivan made a precise shot to the right of Ufuk Yadigar. Arhavi's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Sergen Umurbay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arın Erkinay having to interfere. If Nurkan Hatipoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ufuk Yadigar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nurkan Hatipoğlu, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 41 minutes into the game, Baykal Tuncer was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Galatasaray A.Ş.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Arhavi the free kick. Göktürk Ergener took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 46th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ufuk Yadigar. Arhavi's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Sergen Umurbay was the one to do the kick off. Galatasaray A.Ş.'s Arın Erkinay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sergen Umurbay in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rd minute, Vahit Türkşen 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. When Haşim Yıldıray came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Arhavi 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 Haşim Yıldıray couldn't finish the play. When Baykal Tuncer was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 61 minutes had been played. After a rather tough play, Galatasaray A.Ş.'s Baykal Tuncer got a free kick in the 61st minute. Sergen Umurbay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Arın Erkinay having to interfere. Sergen Umurbay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Feridun Pehlivan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Vahit Türkşen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Feridun Pehlivan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ahmet Bülent Eriş blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ufuk Yadigar having to make a save. Sergen Umurbay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Galatasaray A.Ş. had won after a very even match.