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Spectators: 7223 (Terracing: 5419, Seating: 1661, VIP seats: 143) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ali Ömer Cilasun made the kick off which started today's match. After 2 minutes, Yavuz Selim Tüzmen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the PLATON and the Galatasaray F.C players grew even worse after the yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 8th minute of the game. One of Galatasaray F.C:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of PLATON:s goal. Ahmet Harun Kutulmuş charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ahmet Harun Kutulmuş the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 13th match minute, PLATON was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ahmet Harun Kutulmuş to maneuver through the defense. Ufuk Birsel took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 15th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Yenal Kutalmış. PLATON's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 16th minute, Ahmet Ömür Pakkan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Yenal Kutalmış showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from İsmail Hakkı Haliç, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. When Yavuz Selim Tüzmen was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 21 minutes had been played. The supporters of Galatasaray F.C booed when PLATON was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Yavuz Selim Tüzmen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ender Hatemoğlu was a little too slow when Selmi Üçer got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 24th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 26th minute the ball was on its way in behind Galatasaray F.C's goalkeeper Ender Hatemoğlu, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Selmi Üçer in the 28thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ender Hatemoğlu, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Sabri Sabih came up free with the goalie in the 31st minute, the PLATON 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 Sabri Sabih couldn't finish the play. During the 38th minute of the match Ahmet Harun Kutulmuş completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ahmet Harun Kutulmuş a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. The referee gave Galatasaray F.C a penalty, 40 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by İsmail Hakkı Haliç, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of PLATON's Yenal Kutalmış. 2-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ali Ömer Cilasun in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yenal Kutalmış saved PLATON from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Şener Akçakoca in the 48th minute of play forced PLATON's goalkeeper Yenal Kutalmış to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

If Sabri Sabih had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Asrın Gökyüzü sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Şener Akçakoca might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yenal Kutalmış. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Şener Akçakoca ran back to his position shaking his head. 65 minutes into the match, Şener Akçakoca had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yenal Kutalmış. PLATON's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Şener Akçakoca was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. After a defensive mix-up in PLATON's zone, Ali Ömer Cilasun stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yenal Kutalmış came out of the goal and Ali Ömer Cilasun tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Yenal Kutalmış showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ali Ömer Cilasun, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 75th minute, İsmail Hakkı Haliç 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. In the 80th minute, Ali Ömer Cilasun 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. Ali Ömer Cilasun sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Şener Akçakoca struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Yenal Kutalmış didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Galatasaray F.C. Galatasaray F.C's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.