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Türk Telekom Arena
Spectators: 7312 (Terracing: 5485, Seating: 1682, VIP seats: 145) In the 3rd minute, FF Comeback's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Alexander Apelkvist fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. If Tim Pihl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 8 minutes into the game, Roger Tingelholm was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Galatasaray SK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FF Comeback the free kick. In the 9th match minute, Galatasaray SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roger Tingelholm to maneuver through the defense. Tim Pihl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 12 minutes into the match, Galatasaray SK's goal looked a bit too open when Börje Markusson came free, but Olov Glanselius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind FF Comeback's goalkeeper Elliot Lång, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After having played for 15 minutes, Alexander Apelkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Galatasaray SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alexander Apelkvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Börje Markusson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tim Pihl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Olov Glanselius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tim Pihl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olov Glanselius having to interfere. Olov Glanselius showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tim Pihl in the 34th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Börje Markusson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Olov Glanselius was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. Alexander Apelkvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elliot Lång having to interfere. Joachim Blanck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Elliot Lång tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 45 minutes into the game, one of Galatasaray SK:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After some careless play in the Galatasaray SK defense, Boris Qvalfeldt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Olov Glanselius. The Galatasaray SK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Olov Glanselius should have stopped the shot. After the first half FF Comeback were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tim Pihl to make the kick off. If Börje Markusson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tomas Bergren during the 62nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Joachim Blanck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Elliot Lång tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 69 minutes, Aleksander Nyström mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Galatasaray SK and the FF Comeback players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 69th match minute, Galatasaray SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aleksander Nyström to maneuver through the defense. FF Comeback's Gustaf Strömqvist got a good chance for a goal in the 73rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Tim Pihl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Olov Glanselius tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 76th match minute, Galatasaray SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Roger Tingelholm to maneuver through the defense. FF Comeback's Elliot Lång played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Håkan Magnusson in the 79th minute of play. Joachim Blanck fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elliot Lång having to interfere. In the 83rd minute, Börje Markusson 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. When Joachim Blanck came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Galatasaray SK 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 Joachim Blanck couldn't finish the play. If Börje Markusson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The FF Comeback 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.