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Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Galatasaray's Yahya Kemal Kazım started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After a rather tough play, Zülmeraspor's Aşır As got a free kick in the 3rd minute. Yahya Kemal Kazım received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Arif Egemen Baykal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Zülmeraspor getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Aşır As hit a great ball. Yahya Kemal Kazım received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Arif Egemen Baykal tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arman Kambay hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Zülmeraspor's Arif Egemen Baykal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yahya Kemal Kazım in the 17th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Yahya Kemal Kazım fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Esat Şükrü recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 22nd minute, Günay Baykoca ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Rüştü Neşit was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Günay Baykoca had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Zülmeraspor's Esat Şükrü in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Galatasaray's goalie prevented a goal. Arif Egemen Baykal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yahya Kemal Kazım in the 30th minute of the match. When Ahmet Ali Denizer fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Zülmeraspor's protests and gave Ahmet Ali Denizer a yellow card for diving instead. After 36 played minutes Zülmeraspor got a freekick which was hit by Ahmet Ali Denizer. 41 minutes into the match, Galatasaray's goal looked a bit too open when Esat Şükrü came free, but Rüştü Neşit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Galatasaray's Rüştü Neşit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Günay Baykoca in the 43rd minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Günay Baykoca made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Galatasaray's Yahya Kemal Kazım nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Arif Egemen Baykal made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yahya Kemal Kazım in the 56th minute of play forced Zülmeraspor's goalkeeper Arif Egemen Baykal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Yahya Kemal Kazım in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Arif Egemen Baykal prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Zülmeraspor's Arif Egemen Baykal played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yakut Hazret in the 64th minute of play. In the 67th minute, Yahya Kemal Kazım 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. Arif Egemen Baykal showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yahya Kemal Kazım, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. When Günay Baykoca came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Zülmeraspor 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 Günay Baykoca couldn't finish the play. After 76 played minutes Zülmeraspor's Esat Şükrü stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Rüştü Neşit stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Galatasaray of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Yakut Hazret managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galatasaray's supporters rose to their feet, but Yakut Hazret was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Arif Egemen Baykal breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 91 minutes into the match, Galatasaray's goal looked a bit too open when Günay Baykoca came free, but Rüştü Neşit reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Zülmeraspor's Günay Baykoca slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Rüştü Neşit. That made the score 2-3 after 93 minutes of play. Zülmeraspor's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.