League

KastamonuSpor Arena
Spectators: 7469 (Terracing: 5603, Seating: 1717, VIP seats: 149) Özen Sidam started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Sefa Eğilmez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mümtaz Çile in the 2nd minute of play. 3 minutes into the game, Batu Kainat was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Kᴀsᴛᴀᴍᴏɴᴜ Sᴘᴏʀ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Galatasaray the free kick. Galatasaray's Eyüp Oymen was substituted for Salih Miran. The supporters of Galatasaray booed when Kᴀsᴛᴀᴍᴏɴᴜ Sᴘᴏʀ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Batu Kainat didn't get a good kick on the ball. Dinçer Mümin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Sefa Eğilmez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Mümtaz Çile struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Sefa Eğilmez didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Galatasaray. After a rather tough play, Kᴀsᴛᴀᴍᴏɴᴜ Sᴘᴏʀ's Gökalp Koytan got a free kick in the 11th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tahsin Turalp in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sefa Eğilmez saved Kᴀsᴛᴀᴍᴏɴᴜ Sᴘᴏʀ from getting behind. Sefa Eğilmez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mümtaz Çile in the 18th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Buğra Savaş during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 22nd minute, one of Kᴀsᴛᴀᴍᴏɴᴜ Sᴘᴏʀ:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Kᴀsᴛᴀᴍᴏɴᴜ Sᴘᴏʀ. The referee gave Galatasaray a penalty, 24 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Mümtaz Çile, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Kᴀsᴛᴀᴍᴏɴᴜ Sᴘᴏʀ's Sefa Eğilmez. 0-1. In the 28th minute Mümtaz Çile shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sefa Eğilmez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mümtaz Çile received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 33rd minute. Sefa Eğilmez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Galatasaray's Olgun Yastıkcığlu managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Lütfullah Özbilir in the 38 minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 39th minute, Mümtaz Çile managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galatasaray's supporters rose to their feet, but Mümtaz Çile was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sefa Eğilmez breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A hard shot 41 in the game by Aybars Baliç from a close distance when the talented Davut Şerafeddin managed to make a qualified save. Galatasaray's players were relieved. Galatasaray's Tahsin Turalp got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Sefa Eğilmez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tahsin Turalp in the 48th minute of the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mümtaz Çile to make the kick off. Batu Kainat kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. The supporters of Galatasaray booed when Kᴀsᴛᴀᴍᴏɴᴜ Sᴘᴏʀ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Batu Kainat didn't get a good kick on the ball. Özen Sidam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 68 minutes into the game, Aybars Baliç cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Davut Şerafeddin was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. During the 73rd minute of the match Gökalp Koytan completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Gökalp Koytan a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. A collision led to Kᴀsᴛᴀᴍᴏɴᴜ Sᴘᴏʀ getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Gökalp Koytan hit a great ball. Tahsin Turalp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Sefa Eğilmez having to interfere. Davut Şerafeddin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aybars Baliç's shot from short distance in the 81st minute. Mümtaz Çile received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 82nd minute. Sefa Eğilmez tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. During the 85th minute of the match Batu Kainat completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Batu Kainat a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. Batu Kainat kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tahsin Turalp got free with Sefa Eğilmez in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Aybars Baliç charged in rather forcefully in the 88th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Aybars Baliç the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Aybars Baliç kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. If Tahsin Turalp had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Sefa Eğilmez made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mümtaz Çile in the 94th minute. 96 minutes into the game, Galatasaray's Mümtaz Çile nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Sefa Eğilmez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. When the match was over Galatasaray could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Kᴀsᴛᴀᴍᴏɴᴜ Sᴘᴏʀ throughout the match.