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TürkTelekom Arena
Spectators: 7065 (Terracing: 5408, Seating: 1657, VIP seats: 0) Barışcan Toprak started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Okan Türe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tanju Bostan in the 2nd minute of the match. Gökberk Şahit charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gökberk Şahit the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 5 played minutes Trabzon SK got a freekick which was hit by Gökberk Şahit. 7 minutes into the game, Tanju Bostan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Trabzon SK's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GalatasaraySporKlubü the free kick. Tanju Bostan hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Udalaitz in the 10th minute of play forced GalatasaraySporKlubü's goalkeeper Okan Türe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 12 minutes, Tanju Bostan made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. GalatasaraySporKlubü's Okan Türe tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Boran Borlu during the 15th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Boran Borlu hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. 18 minutes into the match, Luis Udalaitz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Okan Türe. GalatasaraySporKlubü's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luis Udalaitz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Okan Türe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tanju Bostan in the 24th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Barışcan Toprak during the 25th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to GalatasaraySporKlubü getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Barışcan Toprak hit a great ball. The supporters of GalatasaraySporKlubü booed when Trabzon SK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gökberk Şahit didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Trabzon SK's zone, Tevfik Sağanalp stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Taci Yaman came out of the goal and Tevfik Sağanalp tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Tanju Bostan managed to get in a good position for a shot. Trabzon SK's supporters rose to their feet, but Tanju Bostan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Okan Türe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Okan Türe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vacib Uğur, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Tanju Bostan sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tanju Bostan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Okan Türe having to interfere. Okan Türe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vacib Uğur in the 45th minute of the match. Okan Türe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tanju Bostan in the 47th minute of play. Okan Türe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Vacib Uğur went, in the 48th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Tanju Bostan to make the kick off. A hard shot 55 in the game by Tanju Bostan from a close distance when the talented Okan Türe managed to make a qualified save. GalatasaraySporKlubü's players were relieved. After having played for 57 minutes, Adnan Oyman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Trabzon SK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adnan Oyman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Okan Türe made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Vacib Uğur sent off a good shot on target. In the 62nd minute Tanju Bostan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Okan Türe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Vacib Uğur sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tanju Bostan got free with Okan Türe in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 69 minutes into the match, Trabzon SK's goal looked a bit too open when Barışcan Toprak came free, but Taci Yaman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vacib Uğur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Okan Türe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 80th minute, Tanju Bostan fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Okan Türe, passed just outside the right post. In the 81st minute, Luis Udalaitz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tanju Bostan came free with the goalkeeper in the 85th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Okan Türe could save by the left post. Okan Türe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Tanju Bostan's shot from short distance in the 86th minute. After 88 played minutes GalatasaraySporKlubü got a freekick which was hit by Barışcan Toprak. 91 minutes into the match, GalatasaraySporKlubü's goalkeeper Okan Türe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Tanju Bostan. GalatasaraySporKlubü's Okan Türe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beyhan Seylan in the 92nd minute of play. Vacib Uğur fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Okan Türe having to interfere. Tanju Bostan's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 95thth minute, Okan Türe skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tanju Bostan got free with Okan Türe in the 98th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Trabzon SK played a much better game than GalatasaraySporKlubü and deserved their victory. The GalatasaraySporKlubü players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.