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Ali Samiyen
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) In the 7th minute of the match Behram Keçeci shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but İlker Taylak showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Mehmet Arif Oğuzalp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. İlker Taylak tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. İlker Taylak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mehmet Arif Oğuzalp, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Behzat Çetiner fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Burç Özkok having to interfere. In the 19th match minute, Galatasaray was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cafer Şahabeddin to maneuver through the defense. 24 minutes into the match, Galatasaray's goal looked a bit too open when Mehmet Arif Oğuzalp came free, but İlker Taylak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The supporters of Malazgirt FK booed when Galatasaray was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Cevahir Kayan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Nizam Tavil missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 30 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the İlker Taylak right hand side. If Coşkun Tunak had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Behzat Çetiner's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 42ndth minute, Burç Özkok skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Coşkun Tunak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th 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 Mehmet Arif Oğuzalp to make the kick off. The supporters of Malazgirt FK booed when Galatasaray was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Görkem Öksal didn't get a good kick on the ball. İlker Taylak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mehmet Arif Oğuzalp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cengizhan Salar's late challenge caught a Malazgirt FK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Cengizhan Salar helped the player get up and apologised. Cengizhan Salar hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. In the 63rd minute Coşkun Tunak shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Burç Özkok saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Burç Özkok showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Behzat Çetiner in the 65th minute of the match. Coşkun Tunak struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Burç Özkok didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Galatasaray. When Coşkun Tunak came up free with the goalie in the 68th 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 Coşkun Tunak couldn't finish the play. 71 minutes into the match, Malazgirt FK's goal looked a bit too open when Behzat Çetiner came free, but Burç Özkok reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Burç Özkok stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Coşkun Tunak's shot from short distance in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute, Coşkun Tunak left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Galatasaray fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. İlker Taylak didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gökçen Sayılgan went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. When Coşkun Tunak came up free with the goalie in the 86th 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 Coşkun Tunak couldn't finish the play. Coşkun Tunak struck a weak shot in the 87th minute. Burç Özkok didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Galatasaray. After 94 minutes, Artaç Yiğitkan mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Galatasaray and the Malazgirt FK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 95th minute, Artaç Yiğitkan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Galatasaray's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.