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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) If Eser Dirayet had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Rıfat Sargınal charged in rather forcefully in the 17th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rıfat Sargınal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Cumhuriyet SPOR's Rıfat Sargınal got a free kick in the 17th minute. A hard shot by Ahmet Gökalp Selami from long distance, 18 minutes into the match, got Suphi Balbay's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. In the 19th minute, Hakkı Devrim Atılay hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bahadırhan Celilay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ediz Tunçboğa having to interfere. A collision led to Cumhuriyet SPOR getting a freekick after 28 minutes play. Özkan Doğa hit a great ball. Ateş Haylaz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 31st minute. Suphi Balbay tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With his leg Suphi Balbay managed to avoid a goal in the 33rdth minute, when Galatasaray's Ateş Haylaz fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 37 minutes into the game, Erman Seyran was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Cumhuriyet SPOR's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Galatasaray the free kick. Erman Seyran hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Suphi Balbay made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Ateş Haylaz sent off a good shot on target. Cumhuriyet SPOR's Rıfat Sargınal got his second yellow card of the match in the 40th minute. The referee ordered Rıfat Sargınal off the ground. After a rather tough play, Cumhuriyet SPOR's Rıfat Sargınal got a free kick in the 41st minute. After having played for 43 minutes, Eser Dirayet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galatasaray's supporters crossed their fingers, but Eser Dirayet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ateş Haylaz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bahadırhan Celilay to make the kick off. Bahadırhan Celilay succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-1 in the 52nd playminute. Bahadırhan Celilay recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Serbülent Akaltan kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Cumhuriyet SPOR's zone, Eser Dirayet stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Suphi Balbay came out of the goal and Eser Dirayet tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 65 minutes into the match, Cumhuriyet SPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Ateş Haylaz came free, but Suphi Balbay reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Galatasaray's Eser Dirayet got a free kick in the 69th minute. In the 72nd play minute Bahadırhan Celilay came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Ediz Tunçboğa. 0-2. Eser Dirayet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Suphi Balbay having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Cumhuriyet SPOR's Serbülent Akaltan got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 84th match minute, Galatasaray was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by İlhan Evvel to maneuver through the defense. Bahadırhan Celilay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 87th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nuralp Ramiz charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Nuralp Ramiz the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Galatasaray's Nuralp Ramiz got a free kick in the 90th minute. Cumhuriyet SPOR's Suphi Balbay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ateş Haylaz in the 95th minute of play. Cumhuriyet SPOR's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.