tarıkspor 3 - 2 Okan (392834399)

Due to an all-day shower, 28387 paying spectators got to see a match on a pitch-turned-bog at Gümüş Arena. Victor Chirilã was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Ramiro Boira and Shimi Karpel. People from all over İstanbul had joined up for the derby. tarıkspor tactics involved an interesting 3-5-2 combination. They fielded: Öztay - Gürses, Tanzarella, Sultan - Rekin, Holat, Telmar, Çelik, Henhappel - Sassendorf, Cenap.

A 4-4-2 alignment was the formation of choice for Okan. Lineup: Tatsos - Beka, Camilo, Vâlceanu, Salcan - Schlebrügge, Henggeler, Pedrero, Fabbroni - Erbiti, Sztachański.

Some good play on the left wing created an opportunity for the visitors 7 minutes into the match, and E. Fabbroni wasn't about to let it go by. He got past the defenders and fired a shot that the keeper just missed. 0 - 1 for the visitors. After 19 minutes, O. Rekin made a dash down the middle past the away team's defenders to score the goal that made it 1 - 1. 23 minutes into the game, tarıkspor seemed a little tentative in their play as their organization fell to poor. 32 minutes in, tarıkspor's O. Rekin received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. After 33 minutes, the home side was awarded a penalty. The visitors protested wildly but the referee was adamant. S. Cenap easily put the ball away to give the lead to tarıkspor. 2 - 1 A well-executed free kick by S. Cenap after 39 minutes made it 3 - 1 for tarıkspor. The away team improved the scoreline to 3 - 2, as V. Beka struck home, set up well by a play on the left 41 minutes into the match. The teams went for the halftime break at 3 - 2. Possession in this half belonged to Okan, who controlled the ball 51 percent of the time.

During the break, tarıkspor's coach went through the team's tactics yet again, getting them up to passable organisation. İ. Gürses was uncomfortable with the soggy pitch as he couldn't move the ball around with his usual grace. tarıkspor's O. Rekin swung in a good chance from the left, but the visitors' defence were able to clear the ball. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave S. Erbiti from Okan a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 86 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! 87 minutes into the game, tarıkspor had difficulty finding their positions and their organisation dropped to inadequate. tarıkspor had most of the ball, with 58 percent of possession.

Most important tarıkspor player was H. Holat. Ö. Telmar was a disappointment, however. The most dominating Okan player was without a doubt G. Henggeler. M. Pedrero turned in a dismal performance, however. The match ends 3 - 2.