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GS TT Arena
Spectators: 7165 (Terracing: 5484, Seating: 1681, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ahmet Yahya Saykal made the kick off which started today's match. Fikri Yengi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 8thth minute of the game Ahmet Yahya Saykal who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Galatasaray SK's Kerem Sahat was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Tugay Temur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gorkem Onatkan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abdullah Ikrams short, quick shot in the 15thth minute got Tugay Temur to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ahmet Yahya Saykal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kerem Sahat having to interfere. Ahmet Yahya Saykal's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Kerem Sahat read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 21st minute of play. After a rather tough play, PeNDiK SPOR's Enzo Alonso got a free kick in the 25th minute. 28 minutes into the match, PeNDiK SPOR's goal looked a bit too open when Abdullah Ikram came free, but Tugay Temur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tugay Temur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fikri Yengi in the 29th minute of play. Kerem Sahat made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Yahya Saykal in the 33rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 34th minute, Armandinho Pires managed to get in a good position for a shot. PeNDiK SPOR's supporters rose to their feet, but Armandinho Pires was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kerem Sahat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a defensive mix-up in Galatasaray SK's zone, Ahmet Yahya Saykal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kerem Sahat came out of the goal and Ahmet Yahya Saykal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 41st minute PeNDiK SPOR were awarded a corner. Harun Hattat went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Harun Hattat got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Kerem Sahat quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Abdullah Ikram hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Izzet Kartal charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Izzet Kartal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Izzet Kartal hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Kerem Sahat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Yahya Saykal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Fikri Yengi to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Ahmet Yahya Saykal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th match minute, Galatasaray SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fikri Yengi to maneuver through the defense. Armandinho Pires fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kerem Sahat having to interfere. Ahmet Yahya Saykal 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. Tugay Temur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abdullah Ikram in the 73rd minute of the match. PeNDiK SPOR's Tugay Temur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fikri Yengi in the 75th minute of play. After 76 minutes, Ramazan Evliya mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Galatasaray SK and the PeNDiK SPOR players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ramazan Evliya kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. If Ahmet Yahya Saykal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Armandinho Pires recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 85th minute of the match Iustinian Bădilescu shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Kerem Sahat showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ahmet Yahya Saykal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Kerem Sahat tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 88th minute, Iustinian Bădilescu managed to get in a good position for a shot. PeNDiK SPOR's supporters rose to their feet, but Iustinian Bădilescu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Kerem Sahat breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Galatasaray SK's Fikri Yengi got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 93rd minute, Abdullah Ikram hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ahmet Korkut Direm's late challenge caught a Galatasaray SK's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ahmet Korkut Direm helped the player get up and apologised. Ahmet Korkut Direm hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Tumer Yalaz was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 96th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Despite being the better team, PeNDiK SPOR failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.