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Spectators: 7272 (Terracing: 5456, Seating: 1672, VIP seats: 144) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Barışcan Dündar got the match started through his kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nusrettin Heybetli got free with Utkan Orbey in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 4 played minutes The Universe Soldiers got a freekick which was hit by Kağan Koçak. Barışcan Dündar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match had gone on for 9 minutes, Önder Özgan put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Meriç Tuner. After 20 played minutes Barışcan Dündar rounded The Universe Soldiers's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-1. After 28 played minutes, The Universe Soldiers's Refik Halit Ulubaş shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Meriç Tuner came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in The Universe Soldiers reached it. Mustafa Numan Koçak charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mustafa Numan Koçak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of The Universe Soldiers booed when GALATASARAY was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mustafa Numan Koçak didn't get a good kick on the ball. Meriç Tuner showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arif Egemen Pakkan in the 36th minute of the match. The supporters of GALATASARAY booed when The Universe Soldiers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Önder Özgan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Barışcan Dündar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Utkan Orbey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Önder Özgan made the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute Nusrettin Heybetli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Utkan Orbey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute of the match, Önder Özgan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Meriç Tuner saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The Universe Soldiers's Seyhun Yıldızhan got a good chance for a goal in the 65th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Önder Özgan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Meriç Tuner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Arif Egemen Pakkan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Başaran Şenol kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Önder Özgan spun around in front of the goal 72 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of GALATASARAY's goal. Utkan Orbey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nusrettin Heybetli in the 75th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, GALATASARAY's Ahmet Fikret Demiroğlu got a free kick in the 79th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Önder Özgan in the 83rd minute of play forced GALATASARAY's goalkeeper Meriç Tuner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nusrettin Heybetli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Utkan Orbey tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arif Egemen Pakkan recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 96th minute, Arif Egemen Pakkan got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The The Universe Soldiers players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented GALATASARAY from taking control. The game ends in a draw.