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ER MEYDANI
Spectators: 7679 (Terracing: 5760, Seating: 1766, VIP seats: 153) TOPAL SOLUCAN's Gürol Uğursoy started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. TOPAL SOLUCAN's Resulhan Alp played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dong Wen Xuan in the 3rd minute of play. When GaLaTaSaRaY's Eusébio Viana in the 4th minute got a chance for a shot 4th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye TOPAL SOLUCAN's goalie prevented a goal. Resulhan Alp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arın Erendiz in the 7th minute of the match. The supporters of GaLaTaSaRaY booed when TOPAL SOLUCAN was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Timur Erdemli didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Korcan Sezginay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Resulhan Alp was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. 12 minutes into the match, TOPAL SOLUCAN's goal looked a bit too open when Dong Wen Xuan came free, but Resulhan Alp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 14 minutes of play, GaLaTaSaRaY's Dong Wen Xuan made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Resulhan Alp was left in no man's land by his defense there! Arın Erendiz hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. 20 minutes into the match, TOPAL SOLUCAN's goal looked a bit too open when Dong Wen Xuan came free, but Resulhan Alp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gürol Uğursoy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gunnar Lahe having to interfere. Dong Wen Xuan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Resulhan Alp tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Dong Wen Xuan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 31st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 31st minute, Eusébio Viana made a precise shot to the right of Resulhan Alp. TOPAL SOLUCAN's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Aycan Yenisey during the 36th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Refik Halit Yanaç, 37 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. Timur Erdemli kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. GaLaTaSaRaY's Eusébio Viana got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Resulhan Alp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dong Wen Xuan in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th match minute, TOPAL SOLUCAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yaşar Nuri İzci to maneuver through the defense.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Eusébio Viana to strike the kick off in the second half. Eusébio Viana in the 52ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Resulhan Alp, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 55 minutes into the game, Timur Erdemli was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. TOPAL SOLUCAN's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GaLaTaSaRaY the free kick. After 55 played minutes TOPAL SOLUCAN got a freekick which was hit by Timur Erdemli. Alper Akbudun hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 59th match minute, TOPAL SOLUCAN was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Yaşar Nuri İzci to maneuver through the defense. Birdal Sevgen kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute Eusébio Viana shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Resulhan Alp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The GaLaTaSaRaY fans' excitement grew in the 62nd match minute when GaLaTaSaRaY's Korcan Sezginay looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 67th minute, Arın Erendiz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 70th minute Dong Wen Xuan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Resulhan Alp saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. TOPAL SOLUCAN's defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when Korcan Sezginay scored to the left of an out of position Resulhan Alp, making the score, 0-4. After 75 minutes, Gürol Uğursoy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the TOPAL SOLUCAN and the GaLaTaSaRaY players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 75 played minutes TOPAL SOLUCAN got a freekick which was hit by Gürol Uğursoy. Beppe Fracassi blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Resulhan Alp having to make a save. 78 minutes into the match, TOPAL SOLUCAN's goal looked a bit too open when Dong Wen Xuan came free, but Resulhan Alp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by TOPAL SOLUCAN's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Beppe Fracassi was slow to take the kick. During this time GaLaTaSaRaY's players had a chance to rest. TOPAL SOLUCAN's Resulhan Alp proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save TOPAL SOLUCAN from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dong Wen Xuan in the 87th minute of play forced TOPAL SOLUCAN's goalkeeper Resulhan Alp to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Resulhan Alp made an important save on a dangerous shot by Eusébio Viana in the 88th minute. In the 89th minute, Dong Wen Xuan 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: 0-6. When the match was over GaLaTaSaRaY could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than TOPAL SOLUCAN throughout the match.