Vela Arena
Spectators: 5000 (Terracing: 4000,
Seating: 1000, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Buğra Çetintürk got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Galatasaray booed when Cooperation was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mehmet Hakkı Çerağ didn't get a good kick on the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Behram Özduru notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Cooperation's Yalçın Yiğit. Yalçın Yiğit was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 9 minutes into the game, Mecnun Güngör 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 Cooperation the free kick. Alkın Akasoys short, quick shot in the 10thth minute got Abdülhak Ulvi to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 14th minute Ramiz Onursu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yalçın Yiğit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 16th minute, Mustafa Anıl Ötüken managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cooperation's supporters rose to their feet, but Mustafa Anıl Ötüken was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdülhak Ulvi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abdülhak Ulvi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Buğra Çetintürk went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Cooperation's Buğra Çetintürk got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cooperation's Yalçın Yiğit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ramiz Onursu in the 23rd minute of play. Abdülhak Ulvi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alkın Akasoy in the 24th minute. Berat Mertkan charged in rather forcefully in the 26th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Berat Mertkan the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Galatasaray's Berat Mertkan got a free kick in the 26th minute. In the 30th match minute, Galatasaray was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Serter Melih to maneuver through the defense. 2-1 came in the 31st minute when Ahmet Harun Aynacı all by himself managed to get straight through the defense and place the ball into the net to the right of Abdülhak Ulvi. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mustafa Anıl Ötüken got free with Abdülhak Ulvi in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Abdülhak Ulvi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Buğra Çetintürk in the 37th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Alkın Akasoy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cooperation's supporters rose to their feet, but Alkın Akasoy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Abdülhak Ulvi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 48 minutes of play, Cooperation's Rahim Kızılaslan made it 3-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Abdülhak Ulvi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ramiz Onursu was the one to do the kick off. Buğra Çetintürk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Abdülhak Ulvi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Yalçın Yiğit showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ramiz Onursu in the 59th minute of the match. Rahim Kızılaslan hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. Yalçın Yiğit was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Berat Mertkan showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 62 minute of play. Yalçın Yiğit made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Behram Özduru sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Cooperation booed when Galatasaray was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 78 match minutes in a wonderful position. Berat Mertkan didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Rahim Kızılaslan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yalçın Yiğit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berat Mertkan, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. 87 minutes into the game, Buğra Çetintürk cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Abdülhak Ulvi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 92 minutes, Serter Melih mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Galatasaray and the Cooperation players grew even worse after the yellow card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Galatasaray fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 92nd minute. Penalty! In the 94th minute there was a penalty for Cooperation. Ahmet Harun Aynacı stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Abdülhak Ulvi. 5-2. Alkın Akasoy struck a weak shot in the 97th minute. Abdülhak Ulvi didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Cooperation. In the 98th minute, Alkın Akasoy made a precise shot to the right of Abdülhak Ulvi. Galatasaray's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-2.
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