League Play-Off

Türk Telekom Stadyum
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Songur Egeli started the match with the kick off. In the 8th minute, Songur Egeli made a precise shot to the right of Habib Okatay. galatasay's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 16 minutes into the match, Kerim İltemiz notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of galatasay's Habib Okatay. Habib Okatay was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC Bayern München's Devran Tokuztuğ proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save FC Bayern München from getting a goal against them. When Songur Egeli came up free with the goalie in the 21st minute, the FC Bayern München 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 Songur Egeli couldn't finish the play. 26 minutes into the game, Ahmet Tolga Özsel was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. galatasay's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Bayern München the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 25th minute of the game. One of galatasay:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Bayern München:s goal. In the 32nd minute, Songur Egeli made a precise shot to the right of Habib Okatay. galatasay's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-4. galatasay's Habib Okatay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Songur Egeli in the 36th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Songur Egeli in the 38th minute of play forced galatasay's goalkeeper Habib Okatay to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Songur Egeli struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Habib Okatay didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Bayern München. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

In the 52nd minute, Adnan Ülgenalp hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Seyfettin Erincer sent away a hard shot on goal in the 55th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Seyfettin Erincer received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Devran Tokuztuğ tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Habib Okatay made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kerim İltemiz in the 63rd minute. 65 minutes into the game, one of FC Bayern München:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Kamil İzhan shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. 71 minutes into the match, galatasay's Özcan Garip sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Devran Tokuztuğ narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 76th minute Özcan Garip shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Devran Tokuztuğ saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Bayern München's Devran Tokuztuğ played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Özcan Garip in the 77th minute of play. After having played for 94 minutes, Özcan Garip managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. galatasay's supporters crossed their fingers, but Özcan Garip was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Devran Tokuztuğ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Seyfettin Erincer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Bayern München's goalkeeper Devran Tokuztuğ, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched FC Bayern München eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.