League

1967 Trabzon Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Galatasaray SK's Pekin Akdoğan 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. Hamdi Tanzer's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Mahir Cesur read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. In the 11th match minute, Galatasaray SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Özmen Kutay to maneuver through the defense. Hamdi Tanzer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Mahir Cesur made a huge save. Uğuralp Karadeniz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Erdem Kayrar having to interfere. 1967 Trabzonspor's Erdem Kayrar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pekin Akdoğan in the 17th minute of play. When Hamdi Tanzer came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the 1967 Trabzonspor 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 Hamdi Tanzer couldn't finish the play. Ata Türkeş charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ata Türkeş the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Ata Türkeş kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. Müslüm Parshan hit a great freekick 25 minutes into the match. With his leg Mahir Cesur managed to avoid a goal in the 32ndth minute, when 1967 Trabzonspor's Hamdi Tanzer fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. A collision led to Galatasaray SK getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Ali Faruk Suay hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pekin Akdoğan in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Erdem Kayrar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Galatasaray SK's goalkeeper Mahir Cesur, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pekin Akdoğan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Erdem Kayrar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Hamdi Tanzer to strike the kick off in the second half. Mahir Cesur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hamdi Tanzer, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Pekin Akdoğan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Uğuralp Karadeniz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cuma Yalın might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Erdem Kayrar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cuma Yalın ran back to his position shaking his head. Pekin Akdoğan who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 67thth minute tested the skills of Erdem Kayrar when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 71st minute, Pekin Akdoğan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Erdem Kayrar. The goal made the score 0-1. Erdem Kayrar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pekin Akdoğan in the 75th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Uğuralp Karadeniz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Galatasaray SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Uğuralp Karadeniz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Erdem Kayrar breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mahir Cesur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hamdi Tanzer in the 79th minute of the match. Müslüm Parshan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ali Faruk Suay during the 82nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Galatasaray SK getting a freekick after 82 minutes play. Ali Faruk Suay hit a great ball. During the 85th minute of the match Ali Faruk Suay completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Ali Faruk Suay a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. In the 86th match minute, Galatasaray SK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ali Faruk Suay to maneuver through the defense. 89 minutes into the match, 1967 Trabzonspor's goal looked a bit too open when Pekin Akdoğan came free, but Erdem Kayrar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Erdem Kayrar managed to avoid a goal in the 94thth minute, when Galatasaray SK's Pekin Akdoğan fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Pekin Akdoğan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 96thth minute, Erdem Kayrar skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The 1967 Trabzonspor supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Galatasaray SK's performance. The match ended with a win for Galatasaray SK.