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AYBERK ARENA
Spectators: 7378 (Terracing: 5647, Seating: 1731, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Berkay Uçma started the match with the kick off. After 2 minutes, Reşat Balısoy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the AyberkUnited and the Galatasaray players grew even worse after the yellow card. AyberkUnited's Duman Altunışık played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Berkay Uçma in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th minute, one of Galatasaray:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Galatasaray. The referee gave AyberkUnited a penalty, 7 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Nedim Kotuz, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Galatasaray's Şadi Özpinar. 1-0. Berkay Uçma scored 1-1 in the 11th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Duman Altunışık, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mustafa Arif Kalgay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 18 minutes into the match, AyberkUnited's goal looked a bit too open when Mustafa Arif Kalgay came free, but Duman Altunışık reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Berkay Uçma had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Süleyman Kınık had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, AyberkUnited's Ali Cengiz Kutunalp got a free kick in the 25th minute. Duman Altunışık made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mustafa Arif Kalgay in the 26th minute of play. Duman Altunışık showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berkay Uçma, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 33rdth minute of the game Murat Selim Ceberut who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Galatasaray's Şadi Özpinar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 37th minute Mustafa Arif Kalgay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duman Altunışık saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Berkay Uçma received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Duman Altunışık tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 41 minutes into the match, Galatasaray's Mustafa Arif Kalgay sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Duman Altunışık narrowly saved just below the crossbar. AyberkUnited's Duman Altunışık played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mustafa Arif Kalgay in the 48th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Murat Selim Ceberut to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, AyberkUnited's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Bircan Keyhüsrev fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Şadi Özpinar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Murat Selim Ceberut in the 58th minute of play. Murat Selim Ceberut sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 63rd match minute, Galatasaray was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bircan Keyhüsrev to maneuver through the defense. Duman Altunışık showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Berkay Uçma, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. A collision led to Galatasaray getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Sacit Aydoğan hit a great ball. Şadi Özpinar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nedim Kotuz in the 71st minute of play. Bircan Keyhüsrev kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. AyberkUnited made a substitution. İzzettin Sabancı replaced Ali Cengiz Kutunalp. After a rather tough play, Galatasaray's Bircan Keyhüsrev got a free kick in the 80th minute. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.