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Spectators: 7248 (Terracing: 5437, Seating: 1667, VIP seats: 144) Sezer Varol made the kick off and thus started the match. Recep Talha Öznur recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kerem Cansal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Necmi Cezri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sezer Varol, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kerem Cansal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Necmi Cezri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 21st minute Seyfi Akbatur shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sacit Erandaç saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, galatasaray sk's Murat İstemihan got a free kick in the 23rd minute. Recep Talha Öznur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Sacit Erandaç tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kerem Cansal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Necmi Cezri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gökçe Eralkan during the 27th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 29th minute the ball was on its way in behind Mert FC's goalkeeper Necmi Cezri, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The supporters of Mert FC booed when galatasaray sk was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ali Emir İlighan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sezer Varol sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience was convinced that Seyfi Akbatur's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Sacit Erandaç was relentless in the 49th minute of the game. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Seyfi Akbatur to strike the kick off in the second half. Necmi Cezri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sezer Varol in the 56th minute of play. After 57 played minutes Mert FC got a freekick which was hit by Poyraz Oktar. In the 61st minute of the match Gökçe Eralkan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Sacit Erandaç showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. galatasaray sk's Sacit Erandaç played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Recep Talha Öznur in the 62nd minute of play. If Kerem Cansal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 63rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 65th of the match, Sezer Varol tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Necmi Cezri got in the way and made a wonderful save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kerem Cansal got free with Necmi Cezri in the 68th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Kerem Cansal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Necmi Cezri having to interfere. Necmi Cezri showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sezer Varol, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. When Semail Kumukbay fell near the penalty area in the 73rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Mert FC's protests and gave Semail Kumukbay a yellow card for diving instead. After 74 played minutes Mert FC got a freekick which was hit by Semail Kumukbay. 76 minutes into the match, galatasaray sk's Kerem Cansal sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Necmi Cezri narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Recep Talha Öznur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Sacit Erandaç tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Seyfi Akbatur in the 80th minute of play forced galatasaray sk's goalkeeper Sacit Erandaç to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 84th play minutes Kerem Cansal shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Necmi Cezri and just under the crossbar into goal. Necmi Cezri showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sezer Varol in the 90th minute of the match. After having played for 92 minutes, Kerem Cansal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. galatasaray sk's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kerem Cansal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kerem Cansal struck a weak shot in the 94th minute. Necmi Cezri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for galatasaray sk. If Sezer Varol had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. galatasaray sk played a much better game than Mert FC and deserved their victory. The Mert FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.