League

Darende
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abdulbaki Niğdeli started the match with the kick off. Recep Kırgız showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdulbaki Niğdeli, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 13 minutes into the match, Galatasaray's goal looked a bit too open when Abdulbaki Niğdeli came free, but Recep Kırgız reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Galatasaray's zone, Abdulbaki Niğdeli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Recep Kırgız came out of the goal and Abdulbaki Niğdeli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nuralp Merdan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Recep Kırgız tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 18 minutes into the match, Darende's goal looked a bit too open when Acar Gökalp came free, but Müfit Diriğ reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nuralp Merdan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 25thth minute, Recep Kırgız skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Nuralp Merdan in the 29thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Recep Kırgız, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Recep Kırgız showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abdulbaki Niğdeli, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After a rather tough play, Galatasaray's Saffet Temizsan got a free kick in the 38th minute. When Nuralp Merdan fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Darende's protests and gave Nuralp Merdan a yellow card for diving instead. In the 40th match minute, Darende was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nuralp Merdan to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Acar Gökalp stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Acar Gökalp shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Müfit Diriğ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 57 minutes, Nuralp Merdan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Darende's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nuralp Merdan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Nuralp Merdan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Recep Kırgız having to interfere. Saruhan Karaalp's late challenge caught a Darende's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Saruhan Karaalp helped the player get up and apologised. In the 62nd minute, Saruhan Karaalp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Saffet Temizsan kicked well hit freekick during the 65th minute of the match. If Acar Gökalp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Galatasaray getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Saffet Temizsan hit a great ball. Saffet Temizsan hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nuralp Merdan in the 86th minute of play forced Galatasaray's goalkeeper Recep Kırgız to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Recep Kırgız took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdulbaki Niğdeli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 90 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Abdulbaki Niğdeli sped through Galatasaray's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Recep Kırgız. In the 96th minute of the match, Acar Gökalp tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Müfit Diriğ saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Coşkun Kudret might have been able to make a better finish in the 98th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Müfit Diriğ. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Coşkun Kudret ran back to his position shaking his head. Acar Gökalp received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 98th minute. Müfit Diriğ tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Galatasaray's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.