League

Türk Telekom Arena
Spectators: 9275 (Terracing: 6958, Seating: 2133, VIP seats: 184) Sadiq Albändäyev started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. A collision led to Kälbäcär getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Mayis Xudadbalıyev hit a great ball. Dämir Räsulov made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Gäray Ibrahimov sent off a good shot on target. Mehralı Abişov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Burxan Alxasov in the 7th minute of play. GALATASARAY's Mehralı Abişov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sadiq Albändäyev in the 8th minute of play. Dämir Räsulov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Älibaba Ähädli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the game, Sadiq Albändäyev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kälbäcär's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GALATASARAY the free kick. A collision led to Kälbäcär getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Sadiq Albändäyev hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, GALATASARAY's Rafik Hämidov got a free kick in the 15th minute. Kälbäcär's defense didn't have a chance, in the 22nd minute, when Älibaba Ähädli scored to the left of an out of position Dämir Räsulov, making the score, 3-0. In the 27th minute Azad Haciyev shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mehralı Abişov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, GALATASARAY's goal looked a bit too open when Valeh Ämrahov came free, but Mehralı Abişov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valeh Ämrahov in the 29th minute of play forced GALATASARAY's goalkeeper Mehralı Abişov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Kälbäcär booed when GALATASARAY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Babakişi Zeynälzadä didn't get a good kick on the ball. During the 35th minute of the match Sadiq Albändäyev completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Sadiq Albändäyev a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Sadiq Albändäyev hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. Dämir Räsulov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Älibaba Ähädli in the 43rd minute of the match. 45 minutes into the game, Valeh Ämrahov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Mehralı Abişov was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gäray Ibrahimov made a kick off. Dämir Räsulov showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Älibaba Ähädli, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. In the 55th minute, Gäray Ibrahimov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GALATASARAY fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. 60 minutes into the game, GALATASARAY's Gäray Ibrahimov nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dämir Räsulov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. Gäray Ibrahimov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Dämir Räsulov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kälbäcär's Dämir Räsulov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Älibaba Ähädli in the 66th minute of play. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Kälbäcär's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Baba Bağiyev was slow to take the kick. During this time GALATASARAY's players had a chance to rest. In the 76thth minute of the game Gäray Ibrahimov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Kälbäcär's Dämir Räsulov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Kälbäcär defense, Älibaba Ähädli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dämir Räsulov. The Kälbäcär fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dämir Räsulov should have stopped the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Gäray Ibrahimov managed to get in a good position for a shot. GALATASARAY's supporters rose to their feet, but Gäray Ibrahimov was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dämir Räsulov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dämir Räsulov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gäray Ibrahimov in the 82nd minute of play. Dämir Räsulov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Säftär Alcanov in the 88th minute of play. Kälbäcär's Dämir Räsulov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Älibaba Ähädli in the 89th minute of play. Dämir Räsulov came out of the goal in the 91st minute to try and stop a shot by GALATASARAY's Rafik Hämidov. But to his dismay, Rafik Hämidov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 10-1. In the 96th minute Babakişi Zeynälzadä shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dämir Räsulov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. GALATASARAY walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.