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Aladag
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Veli Timurhan kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, GALATASARAY's goal looked a bit too open when Kadim Dede came free, but Samir Şaki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kadim Dede received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Samir Şaki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edip Çetintürk took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Veli Timurhan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Aladag's Edip Çetintürk played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Emir Benlioğlu in the 16th minute of play. After having played for 21 minutes, Veli Timurhan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GALATASARAY's supporters crossed their fingers, but Veli Timurhan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cahit Tunçhan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Samir Şaki made a huge save. If Kadim Dede had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 26th minute, Tayyar Süvari hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Aladag getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Lütfullah Tutku hit a great ball. After having played for 32 minutes, Ahmet Emir Benlioğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. GALATASARAY's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmet Emir Benlioğlu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kadim Dede fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Samir Şaki having to interfere. Samir Şaki didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Aladag's Cahit Tunçhan shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Ahmet Emir Benlioğlu struck a weak shot in the 56th minute. Edip Çetintürk didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for GALATASARAY. An unexpectedly hard shot by Veli Timurhan in the 58th minute of play forced Aladag's goalkeeper Edip Çetintürk to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ahmet Emir Benlioğlu who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 59thth minute tested the skills of Edip Çetintürk when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 68 minutes into the match, GALATASARAY's goal looked a bit too open when Kadim Dede came free, but Samir Şaki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 71 minutes of play, GALATASARAY's Veli Timurhan made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Edip Çetintürk was left in no man's land by his defense there! Edip Çetintürk was out of position in the 75 minute of play, and Veli Timurhan capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Veli Timurhan really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. In the 80th minute, Veli Timurhan 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. The long shot by Ahmet Ceyhan Aydınalp in the 82nd minute really tested Edip Çetintürk's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind GALATASARAY's goalkeeper Samir Şaki, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cahit Tunçhan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 91st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kadim Dede received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 95th minute. Samir Şaki tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Şansal Haktanır's late challenge caught a Aladag's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Şansal Haktanır helped the player get up and apologised. Şansal Haktanır kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The GALATASARAY players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.