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ALİ SAMİ YEN
Spectators: 7339 (Terracing: 5541, Seating: 1698, VIP seats: 100) Vefa Orcun started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Anıl Serhan hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Usak's Şerif Cihangir got control of the ball when Mesut Kayrar tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Mesut Kayrar fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GALATASARAY's protests and gave Mesut Kayrar a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, GALATASARAY's Mesut Kayrar got a free kick in the 13th minute. In the 18thth minute of the game Vefa Orcun who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Usak's Şerif Cihangir was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Anıl Serhan came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Usak 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 Anıl Serhan couldn't finish the play. After 32 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Usak! The goalkeeper, Şerif Cihangir, was totally fooled by GALATASARAY's Görkem Şahsar, who 33 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. 37 minutes into the match, GALATASARAY's goal looked a bit too open when İstemihan İşçen came free, but Ekrem Canbolat reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Şerif Cihangir showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vefa Orcun, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. İstemihan İşçen hit a great freekick 40 minutes into the match. If Mesut Kayrar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 41st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anıl Serhan in the 43rd minute of play forced GALATASARAY's goalkeeper Ekrem Canbolat to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ekrem Canbolat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anıl Serhan in the 44th minute of play. In the 45th minute, Abdi Ekinoğlu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Anıl Serhan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Ekrem Canbolat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

Ekrem Canbolat was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and İstemihan İşçen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. İstemihan İşçen really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. In the 62nd minute Anıl Serhan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ekrem Canbolat saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Türkeş İpek fell near the penalty area in the 63rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GALATASARAY's protests and gave Türkeş İpek a yellow card for diving instead. Mehmet Osman Tapgaç's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Ekrem Canbolat firmly grabbed it by the left post. When GALATASARAY's Vefa Orcun in the 65th minute got a chance for a shot 65th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Usak's goalie prevented a goal. Şerif Cihangir took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vefa Orcun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mehmet Osman Tapgaç could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Ekrem Canbolat made a huge save. Usak's Şerif Cihangir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mesut Kayrar in the 70th minute of play. Usak's Şerif Cihangir played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vefa Orcun in the 71st minute of play. Vefa Orcun took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Şerif Cihangir. Şerif Cihangir dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. After 75 minutes, Ömür Serkut mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GALATASARAY and the Usak players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, GALATASARAY's Ömür Serkut got a free kick in the 76th minute. 77 minutes into the match, GALATASARAY's goalkeeper Ekrem Canbolat had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mehmet Osman Tapgaç. Ekrem Canbolat was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and İstemihan İşçen capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. İstemihan İşçen really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. The audience thought a goal was coming when İstemihan İşçen got free with Ekrem Canbolat in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 85 minutes into the match, Vefa Orcun had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Şerif Cihangir. Usak's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Vefa Orcun was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. In the 89th match minute, Usak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anıl Serhan to maneuver through the defense. In the 90th match minute, Usak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehmet Osman Tapgaç to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd match minute, Usak was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Arif Ayaydın to maneuver through the defense. The audience held their breath when Görkem Şahsar in the 94th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Şerif Cihangir's left hand side. In the 96th minute the ball was on its way in behind Usak's goalkeeper Şerif Cihangir, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.