1996 Turkish Cup final

The 1996 Turkish Cup final was a football match played over two legs in April 1996. It was the final and deciding match of the 1995–96 Turkish Cup.

First leg

Galatasaray1 – 0Fenerbahçe
Saunders 5' Report
GALATASARAY:
1 Brad Friedel
2 Ulrich van Gobbel
3 Bülent Korkmaz
4 Feti Okuroğlu  35'
5 Tugay Kerimoğlu  60'
6 Arif Erdem
7 Dean Saunders  70'
8 Evren Nuri Turhan  65'
9 Hakan Şükür
10 Ufuk Talay  60'
11 Ergün Penbe  80'
Substitutes
12 Hayrettin Demirbaş
13 Mert Korkmaz  70'
14 İlyas Kahraman  80'
15 Ceyhun Eriş
16 Hakan Ünsal  60'
Manager:
Graeme Souness
FENERBAHÇE:
1 Rüştü Reçber  4'
2 İlker Yağcıoğlu  84'
3 Uche Okechukwu
4 Jes Høgh
5 Oğuz Çetin  72'
6 Erol Bulut  60'
7 Tayfun Korkut
8 Kemalettin Şentürk  17'  60'
9 Elvir Bolić
10 Dalian Atkinson
11 Bülent Uygun
Substitutes
12 Engin İpekoğlu
13 Aygün Taşkıran  60'
14 Halil İbrahim Kara  60'
15 Aykut Kocaman
16 Saffet Akbaş
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira

Man of the Match:

Referee:
Ahmet Çakar
Assistant Referees:
Turgay Güdü
Akif Uğurdur
Fourth Referee:
Serdar Çakır

Second leg

FENERBAHÇE:
1 Rüştü Reçber
2 İlker Yağcıoğlu  48'
3 Uche Okechukwu
4 Jes Høgh
5 Oğuz Çetin  106'
6 Erol Bulut
7 Tayfun Korkut
8 Kemalettin Şentürk  40'
9 Elvir Bolić
10 Bülent Uygun
11 Aykut Kocaman  70'
Subsitues
12 Engin İpekoğlu
13 Tarık Daşgün  106'
14 Halil İbrahim Kara
15 Dalian Atkinson  70'
16 Saffet Akbaş  40'
Manager:
Carlos Alberto Parreira
GALATASARAY:
1 Brad Friedel
2 Ulrich van Gobbel  62'
3 Bülent Korkmaz
4 Feti Okuroğlu
5 Tugay Kerimoğlu
6 Arif Erdem  65'
7 Dean Saunders
8 Hakan Ünsal
9 Hakan Şükür  43'
10 Suat Kaya  42'  115'
11 Ergün Penbe  83'
Substitutes
12 Hayrettin Demirbaş
13 Mert Korkmaz
14 Okan Buruk  65'
15 Ufuk Talay  115'
16 İlyas Kahraman  83'
Manager:
Graeme Souness

Man of the match:

Referee:
Ayhan Yücebilgiç
Assistant Referee:
Münir Takpak
Ünal Salcıoğlu
Fourth Assistant:
Sadık İlhan

Aftermath

The iconic image of Souness planting the Galatasaray flag after winning the final against Fenerbahçe drew comparisons with Turkish hero Ulubatlı Hasan, who was killed as he planted the Ottoman flag at the end of the Siege of Constantinople. This earned Souness the nickname "Ulubatlı Souness".

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Alex (June 10, 2021). "Flags, flares and fights: Graeme Souness' mad year in Turkey".
  2. ^ O'Byrne, David. "Least said Souness forgotten". When Saturday Comes.
  3. ^ "Ulubatli Souness (In Turkish)". cimbombom.8k.com. Archived from the original on 22 June 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2007.