League

Asarcik Stadium
Spectators: 6743 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1743, VIP seats: 0) Israel Ortle made the kick off and thus started the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Edgar Cângea in the 3rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Seyfullah Akçiçek saved GALATASARAY from getting behind. Seyfullah Akçiçek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Cângea in the 5th minute of play. In the 11th minute Edgar Cângea shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Seyfullah Akçiçek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute of the match Celalettin Tongar sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Seyfullah Akçiçek skillfully saved the ball. Bahcesehir's defense didn't have a chance, in the 16th minute, when Israel Ortle scored to the left of an out of position Lefter Akaydın, making the score, 1-0. The audience was convinced that Israel Ortle's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lefter Akaydın was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. In the 23rd minute, GALATASARAY's Yulian Batanov seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Yulian Batanov the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of GALATASARAY protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Yulian Batanov had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Cenan Yaşar shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 28th match minute, GALATASARAY was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Güven Şensal to maneuver through the defense. Edgar Cângea received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Seyfullah Akçiçek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lefter Akaydın made an important save on a dangerous shot by Raik Tamer in the 39th minute. Lefter Akaydın didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Raik Tamer went, in the 40th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. After 46 minutes, César Batista mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the GALATASARAY and the Bahcesehir players grew even worse after the yellow card. César Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The audience thought a goal was coming when Edgar Cângea got free with Seyfullah Akçiçek in the 52nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Seyfullah Akçiçek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yüksel Tansan in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by İsmail Hakkı Kutulmuş in the 58th minute of play forced Bahcesehir's goalkeeper Lefter Akaydın to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 66 minutes into the game, Recai Taçyıldız was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Bahcesehir's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GALATASARAY the free kick. In the 66th minute, Recai Taçyıldız hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Seyfullah Akçiçek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edgar Cângea, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rasim Palabıyık could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 71st minute of the match, but Seyfullah Akçiçek made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Bahcesehir's Edgar Cângea slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Seyfullah Akçiçek. That made the score 3-2 after 74 minutes of play. Seyfullah Akçiçek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edgar Cângea in the 78th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, Bahcesehir's goal looked a bit too open when Raik Tamer came free, but Lefter Akaydın reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Recai Taçyıldız hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Lefter Akaydın showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Raik Tamer, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. 陆文骏 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Lefter Akaydın took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raik Tamer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 90 played minutes Bahcesehir got a freekick which was hit by Yüksel Tansan. After a rather tough play, GALATASARAY's Güven Şensal got a free kick in the 94th minute. Edgar Cângea kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. GALATASARAY were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Bahcesehir for a fine match.