League

Kadıköy Stadium
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) GALATASARAY's Can Ganim 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. When Pekin Tekay fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Kadıköy JK's protests and gave Pekin Tekay a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Kadıköy JK getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Pekin Tekay hit a great ball. In the 8th minute Can Ganim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolga Özyay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 9 minutes into the game, Bayezit Taştekin was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GALATASARAY's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kadıköy JK the free kick. After 9 played minutes GALATASARAY got a freekick which was hit by Bayezit Taştekin. Veli Durak's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gürol Ergintuğ read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 12th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Osman Nuri Akburak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tolga Özyay was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 23rd minute Bayezit Taştekin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolga Özyay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tolga Özyay showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Can Ganim in the 24th minute of the match. Gürol Ergintuğ made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Özgün Cengel sent off a good shot on target. 27 minutes into the match, Kadıköy JK's Özgün Cengel sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gürol Ergintuğ narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Kadıköy JK defense, Ersan Yağızalp kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tolga Özyay. The Kadıköy JK fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tolga Özyay should have stopped the shot. Bayezit Taştekin kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. After 37 played minutes Kadıköy JK got a freekick which was hit by Özgün Cengel. Kadıköy JK's Tolga Özyay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Osman Nuri Akburak in the 39th minute of play. Kadıköy JK's Tolga Özyay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bayezit Taştekin in the 40th minute of play. Tolga Özyay showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bayezit Taştekin, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Veli Durak sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 54th minute, İhsan Zeynel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to GALATASARAY getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Bayezit Taştekin hit a great ball. Gürol Ergintuğ showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yakup Kadri Sefir, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 59th minute, Güray Usluer managed to get in a good position for a shot. Kadıköy JK's supporters rose to their feet, but Güray Usluer was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gürol Ergintuğ breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gürol Ergintuğ showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Güray Usluer, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Gürol Ergintuğ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Veli Durak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. GALATASARAY's Osman Nuri Akburak got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Can Ganim fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tolga Özyay having to interfere. Kadıköy JK's Tolga Özyay played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Can Ganim in the 73rd minute of play. After 74 played minutes Kadıköy JK got a freekick which was hit by Özgün Cengel. Tolga Özyay was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Can Ganim showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 81 minute of play. If Güray Usluer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Özgün Cengel fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gürol Ergintuğ having to interfere. In the 94th minute Can Ganim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tolga Özyay saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gürol Ergintuğ took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Veli Durak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. GALATASARAY's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.