League Play-Off

FATİH TERİM STADYUMU
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) After 5 played minutes GALATASARAY got a freekick which was hit by Haşim Semdin. In the 13th minute, Berkan Cevher ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ali Vedat Evcimen was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 17 minutes into the match, GALATASARAY's goal looked a bit too open when Roland Björk came free, but Yaşar Özdinç reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute Roland Björk shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yaşar Özdinç saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ali Vedat Evcimen made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Hidayet Ogün sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roland Björk in the 26th minute of play forced GALATASARAY's goalkeeper Yaşar Özdinç to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ali Vedat Evcimen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from İbrahim Efe Orbay in the 28th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by İbrahim Efe Orbay in the 31st minute of play forced FK SASA ILIC 's goalkeeper Ali Vedat Evcimen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ali Vedat Evcimen made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Berkan Cevher sent off a good shot on target. 33 minutes into the match, Roland Björk notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of GALATASARAY's Yaşar Özdinç. Yaşar Özdinç was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Sandro Iniesta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. GALATASARAY's Yaşar Özdinç played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sandro Iniesta in the 43rd minute of play. In the 45th minute Sandro Iniesta shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yaşar Özdinç saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Roland Björk made the kick off in the second half. Yaşar Özdinç made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roland Björk in the 51st minute. After a rather tough play, GALATASARAY's Ali Kağan Sayyad got a free kick in the 57th minute. Sandro Iniesta might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Yaşar Özdinç. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sandro Iniesta ran back to his position shaking his head. Yaşar Özdinç made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Roland Björk sent off a good shot on target. If Sandro Iniesta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sandro Iniesta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, GALATASARAY's Hidayet Ogün got a free kick in the 74th minute. In the 75th minute, Roland Björk 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 81st minute, FK SASA ILIC 's Özal Baltacı seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Özal Baltacı the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of FK SASA ILIC protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Özal Baltacı had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 81st minute, Özal Baltacı hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hidayet Ogün in the 89th minute of play forced FK SASA ILIC 's goalkeeper Ali Vedat Evcimen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pekin Kiyas during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 90th match minute, FK SASA ILIC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pekin Kiyas to maneuver through the defense. In the 92nd minute of the match Paşa Ali Şam shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ali Vedat Evcimen showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball.