League

Firat Stadium
Spectators: 6641 (Terracing: 5000, Seating: 1641, VIP seats: 0) Kenan Çalkın started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rdth minute of the game Nejat Eslem who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Firat's Battal Seyyit Sayın was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 5th minute Nejat Eslem shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Battal Seyyit Sayın saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nejat Eslem in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Battal Seyyit Sayın saved Firat from getting behind. If Kurtuluş Turay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Nejat Eslem had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Firat getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Cemil Altın hit a great ball. Galata's Emanuele Carta proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Galata from getting a goal against them. Kurtuluş Turay might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Battal Seyyit Sayın. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kurtuluş Turay ran back to his position shaking his head. Nejat Eslem sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 33rd minute Kenan Çalkın shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuele Carta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Nejat Eslem to make the kick off. In the 52nd minute Şeray Cevher shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emanuele Carta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Kenan Çalkın had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Doğaner Utku hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Emanuele Carta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kenan Çalkın in the 60th minute of play. Kurtuluş Turay 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. Emanuele Carta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cemil Altın, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Emanuele Carta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Muharrem Develi, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Emanuele Carta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Şeray Cevher, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kenan Çalkın hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute, Şeray Cevher left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Firat fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Galata's Emanuele Carta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kenan Çalkın in the 85th minute of play. Firat's defense didn't have a chance, in the 91st minute, when Nejat Eslem scored to the left of an out of position Battal Seyyit Sayın, making the score, 1-2. Şeray Cevher sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the final whistle sounded Galata left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Firat.