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ATATÜRK OLİMPİYAT
Spectators: 7218 (Terracing: 5448, Seating: 1670, VIP seats: 100) Gencay Azimoğlu made the kick off and thus started the match. After 9 played minutes Türkiye got a freekick which was hit by İlhami Ekin. 13 minutes into the game, Ahmet Refik Balım cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Ahmet Sedat Tekgül was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ahmet Sedat Tekgül showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Batuğ Tanacan in the 17th minute of the match. After 18 minutes, Suat Seralp mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Galatasaray and the Türkiye players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 18th minute, Suat Seralp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 20th minute of the match Bahattin Bircanoğlu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ahmet Sedat Tekgül showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Türkiye's Gencay Azimoğlu got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Batuğ Tanacan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ahmet Sedat Tekgül read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 26th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Galatasaray's goal looked a bit too open when Cemil Suerkan came free, but Ahmet Sedat Tekgül reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Türkiye's Mert Tunçkol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Şadi Sabih in the 29th minute of play. Ahmet Sedat Tekgül was out of position in the 30 minute of play, and Gencay Azimoğlu capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gencay Azimoğlu really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. In the 37th minute, Gencay Azimoğlu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ahmet Sedat Tekgül was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. A long shot from İlhami Ekin in the 41st minute of play was well struck, but Ahmet Sedat Tekgül made a really good save at the right post. Türkiye's Mert Tunçkol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Haldun Yaruk in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute Galatasaray were awarded a corner. Onurhan Baltaş went to the cornerflag to take it. Galatasaray's Şadi Sabih was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mert Tunçkol in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Gencay Azimoğlu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Haldun Yaruk to strike the kick off in the second half. Haldun Yaruk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gencay Azimoğlu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Batuğ Tanacan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmet Sedat Tekgül having to interfere. Batuğ Tanacan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Suat Seralp hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 67th minute, Gencay Azimoğlu 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. 73 minutes into the match, Cemil Suerkan notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Galatasaray's Ahmet Sedat Tekgül. Ahmet Sedat Tekgül was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Gencay Azimoğlu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ahmet Sedat Tekgül was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. After 81 played minutes, Türkiye's Bahattin Bircanoğlu shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ahmet Sedat Tekgül came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Türkiye reached it. Songurhan Nusrettin struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Mert Tunçkol didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Galatasaray. Batuğ Tanacan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ahmet Sedat Tekgül having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Gencay Azimoğlu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ahmet Sedat Tekgül was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. Songurhan Nusrettin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 92ndth minute, Mert Tunçkol skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Türkiye fans cheered their team off the field, for while Galatasaray had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.