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Türk Telekom Rams
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000, Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) Galatasaray's Atilla Bumin Akboy 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. The attack was good, but when Arif Oğuz Tuner in the 4th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. In the 7th minute, Halim Kartal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 9th minute Atilla Bumin Akboy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ejder Durusan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 12 minutes into the game, Reis Zekeriya was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. çelik-fc's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Galatasaray the free kick. Reis Zekeriya kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Kılıç Taşgan's late challenge caught a Galatasaray's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kılıç Taşgan helped the player get up and apologised. Kılıç Taşgan kicked well hit freekick during the 16th minute of the match. Korhan Vedat took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Refik Safi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 20th minute, Batu Cem Berin 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: 1-0. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Hazım Parskan during the 31st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 32nd minute, Hazım Parskan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Refik Safi had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 36th minute of the match Selami Terzi shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Korhan Vedat showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Refik Safi notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Galatasaray's Korhan Vedat. Korhan Vedat was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Batu Cem Berin's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Ejder Durusan read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 48th minute of play.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Arif Oğuz Tuner was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute of the match çelik-fc got a corner. Galatasaray's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Selami Terzi ran over to the corner to take the kick. If Batu Cem Berin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Batu Cem Berin fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ejder Durusan having to interfere. In the 60thth minute of the game Atilla Bumin Akboy who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but çelik-fc's Ejder Durusan was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Atilla Bumin Akboy 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. 63 minutes into the match, çelik-fc's goal looked a bit too open when Batu Cem Berin came free, but Ejder Durusan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to çelik-fc getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Kılıç Taşgan hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Batu Cem Berin's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ejder Durusan was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. Halim Kartal was shown his second yellow card after 73 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Halim Kartal hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. When Batu Cem Berin came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the Galatasaray 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 Batu Cem Berin couldn't finish the play. çelik-fc's Ejder Durusan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Batu Cem Berin in the 78th minute of play. Ejder Durusan didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Batu Cem Berin went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Batu Cem Berin received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Ejder Durusan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ejder Durusan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Batu Cem Berin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atilla Bumin Akboy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Galatasaray had won after a very even match.