GALATASARAY 2 - 0 Mafia (388937955)

It had rained all day, but 28553 hardy fans still made it out to GALATASARAY A.C. STADYUMU. Stefan Grozdanov was the appointed referee. GALATASARAY tactics involved an interesting 4-4-2 combination. The following players had been chosen: Kline - Siteti, Möller-Callsen, Badaloni, Molendijk - Hedegaard, Menand, Davoudi, Naßl - Bahlsen, Mägi.

Mafia started off with a 3-5-2 lineup. Lineup: Marocco - Loohuis, Ikäheimo, Flores - Özkök, Lavo, Berntsen, Zajko, Di Tullio - Muhtesem, Schmider.

10 minutes into the game, D. Di Tullio had a great chance to put his team ahead, but his kick from the left went wide. The corner kick from M. Bahlsen was powerfully met by the head of K. Möller-Callsen to make the score 1 - 0. Halftime score was 1 - 0. GALATASARAY enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 66 percent of possession.

A speedy charge from the left side of the field increased the lead of GALATASARAY to 2 - 0 as A. Davoudi finished it off competently, firing in from an acute angle. GALATASARAY had a magnificent opportunity after 55 minutes as T. Mägi hit the ball hard from the edge of the penalty box. However, the shot went wide. A. Davoudi unleashed a swerving effort from the right that the visitors' keeper did well to tip wide. With 88 minutes played, the Mafia coach decided a substitution may help turn the game around. V. Akdolun came on, Z. Zajko had to leave the fray. The Mafia coach was desperate to reverse his team's fortunes in the game, and ordered his team to change strategy. GALATASARAY claimed to have seen most of the ball, and the statistics agreed with them - possession being 71 percent.

Most important GALATASARAY player was D. Badaloni. On the other hand, A. Kline's play was disheartening. M. Marocco performed admirably for Mafia. R. Schmider on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 2 - 0.