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Spectators: 7240 (Terracing: 5465, Seating: 1675, VIP seats: 100) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Besim Özgen got the match started through his kick off. When Alim Tanın came up free with the goalie in the 4th 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 Alim Tanın couldn't finish the play. Hurşit Yaslı made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alim Tanın in the 6th minute. Galatasaray's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bekir Karasu in the 8th minute. Galatasaray's Bekir Karasu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Hurşit Yaslı in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 10 minutes into the game, Suavi Sadullah was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MERSİN İDMAN YURDU's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Galatasaray the free kick. Suavi Sadullah hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Bekir Karasu struck a weak shot in the 11th minute. Hurşit Yaslı didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Galatasaray. 14 minutes into the match, MERSİN İDMAN YURDU's goalkeeper Hurşit Yaslı had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alim Tanın. After having played for 15 minutes, Şemsettin Arkan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galatasaray's supporters crossed their fingers, but Şemsettin Arkan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Alim Tanın managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galatasaray's supporters rose to their feet, but Alim Tanın was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hurşit Yaslı breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 22nd minute, Temel Murat reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Hurşit Yaslı. The goal made the score 1-0. Alim Tanın fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hurşit Yaslı having to interfere. Ahmet Ozan Patlar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hurşit Yaslı having to interfere. Alim Tanın's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Hurşit Yaslı skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Şemsettin Arkan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Galatasaray's Alim Tanın got a good chance for a goal in the 31st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hurşit Yaslı was out of position in the 33 minute of play, and Alim Tanın capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Alim Tanın really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alim Tanın got free with Hurşit Yaslı in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 43rd minute of the game. One of Galatasaray:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of MERSİN İDMAN YURDU:s goal. Ekrem Çelikhan went to the wrong direction when Kayacan Orun was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alim Tanın to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes, Galatasaray's İhsan Rüştü shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hurşit Yaslı came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Galatasaray reached it. Alim Tanın received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Hurşit Yaslı tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 56 played minutes, Galatasaray's Bekir Metehan shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Hurşit Yaslı came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Galatasaray reached it. The audience was convinced that Alim Tanın's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hurşit Yaslı was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. Şemsettin Arkan struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Hurşit Yaslı didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Galatasaray. Hurşit Yaslı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alim Tanın in the 65th minute of the match. A collision led to MERSİN İDMAN YURDU getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Kahraman Yüce hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Alim Tanın's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hurşit Yaslı was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. Şemsettin Arkan struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Hurşit Yaslı didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Galatasaray. Lemi Bakırhan's late challenge caught a Galatasaray's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lemi Bakırhan helped the player get up and apologised. In a very dangerous position, a player in MERSİN İDMAN YURDU fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 71st minute. Penalty! Hurşit Yaslı showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alim Tanın, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 79 minutes into the game, Galatasaray's Kandemir Çınar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Hurşit Yaslı made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Hurşit Yaslı stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alim Tanın's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. 85 minutes into the match, Raşit Rasim had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Hurşit Yaslı. MERSİN İDMAN YURDU's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Raşit Rasim was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Hurşit Yaslı showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alim Tanın in the 90th minute of the match. Alim Tanın sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alim Tanın in the 94th minute of play forced MERSİN İDMAN YURDU's goalkeeper Hurşit Yaslı to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MERSİN İDMAN YURDU's Suavi Sadullah got his second yellow card of the match in the 94th minute. The referee ordered Suavi Sadullah off the ground. A collision led to MERSİN İDMAN YURDU getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Suavi Sadullah hit a great ball. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Galatasaray fully deserved thier win.