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TURK TELEKOM ARENA
Spectators: 7556 (Terracing: 6000, Seating: 1456, VIP seats: 100) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mike Moïse kicked off to start the match. Earle Parnell kicked well hit freekick during the 3rd minute of the match. GALATASARAY FC's Carlos Corbett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Garfield Sparks in the 7th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Delph's Drew Ferris got a free kick in the 9th minute. Carlos Corbett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Garfield Sparks, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Delph's Mike Moïse pulled a muscle in his back after 15 minutes and couldn't finish the game. After 14 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for GALATASARAY FC! Garfield Sparks received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Carlos Corbett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marcos Bright kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 0-2 when Garfield Sparks sped through GALATASARAY FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Carlos Corbett. GALATASARAY FC's Carlos Corbett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Garfield Sparks in the 32nd minute of play. When Augustin Gamelin came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the GALATASARAY FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Augustin Gamelin couldn't finish the play. Garfield Sparks 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. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Augustin Gamelin to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Delph's Drew Ferris got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 63rd minute, Drew Ferris 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. Garfield Sparks could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Carlos Corbett made a huge save. When Garfield Sparks came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Delph fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Garfield Sparks couldn't finish the play. 71 minutes into the match, Delph's goal looked a bit too open when Thanh McGraw came free, but Bruno Meredith reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in GALATASARAY FC's zone, Garfield Sparks stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Corbett came out of the goal and Garfield Sparks tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Garfield Sparks sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Garfield Sparks fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carlos Corbett having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Augustin Gamelin during the 83rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to GALATASARAY FC getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Augustin Gamelin hit a great ball. When Garfield Sparks got free in front of the goal in the 87th minute he wasn't very focused and chipped the ball just over the goal. Carlos Corbett was delighted since he was out of position and the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Cory Keller sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Ermenegilde Desjardins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Carlos Corbett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanh McGraw received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Bruno Meredith tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Carlos Corbett made a fantastic save in the 96th minute, when Garfield Sparks sent off a good shot on target. Delph played a much better game than GALATASARAY FC and deserved their victory. The GALATASARAY FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.