We're into the final minute of stoppage time now, as Gala attempt to maintain possession in the corner, but Sneijder concedes a throw in. Astana attempt to mount one final charge, but Muslera comes out to claim the ball - and possibly the victory...
90' +1
BAD MISS! Kaya misscues his clearance straight to the feet of Twumasi. All the youngster - who has visibly tired in the last 20 minutes or so - has to do is aim his strike on target, but he shanks it well wide. That could be the final chance for the away side.
90'
B. Yılmaz gets yellow.
Whistles whip around the stadium now as Gala's fans pray for the final whistle. Astana have another free-kick that Shomko will take from the left wing...
Yellow card Burak Yılmaz
88'
U. Bulut enters the game and replaces Y. Öztekin.
G. Zhukov enters the game and replaces S. Muzhikov.
One final roll of the dice from Astana, as Muzhikov is replaced by Georgiy Zhukov for the final few moments.
Another change for Gala, now, as experienced forward Umut Bulut comes on to replace Oztekin, who has had a good game tonight without much reward for his troubles.
86'
Astana's players appear to be tiring somewhat now, as Oztekin again surges forward through midfield. He plays in Yilmaz, but Postnikov comes across to stem the danger. Twumasi threatens to break through at the other end, but Gala's defence is well organised.
83'
A switch now for Gala, with that miss being Adin's last action of the game. He is replaced for the last seven minutes by former Real Madrid youngster Jose Rodriguez.
82'
José Rodríguez enters the game and replaces O. Adın.
CHANCE! Adin should have done better there following fantastic work from Oztekin, who back-heels the ball into the path of Gala's on-rushing full-back, but the resulting shot is hit straight at Eric.
79'
A great opp[ortunity for Astana now as Twumasi stands over a free-kick... He curls the ball into a dangerous area, but Postnikov's header sails wide. Can the visitors carve out another opportunity to rescue their European dream in the closing stages?
77'
CHANCE! Fantastic inter-play from Inan and Podolski as the former threads a neat pass into the former Arsenal and Bayern Munich man, who spins in on goal, but his strike is a tame one and Eric is able to fall on top of the ball.
74'
T. Nuserbayev enters the game and replaces J. Kabananga.
Two changes for the visitors now, as Kethevoama and Kabananga - ineffectve up top for Astana - are replaced by Baurzhan Dzholchiev and Tanat Nuserbayev respectively.
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73'
B. Dzholchiev enters the game and replaces F. Kéthévoama.
72'
A swift counter from Gala as Sneijder plays in Oztekin. The winger should get a cross into the unmarked Yilmaz, but he decides against it and the chance is quickly smothered. At the other end, Twumasi does excellently to bring down a raking pass from the back, but his second touch is just slightly too heavy and the hosts win the throw-in.
70'
Sarioglu gets very fortunate here, as the referee lets him get away with what seemed like an obvious pass-back after the full-back had nudged Twumasi's cross into the hands of Muslera. Lucky escape for Gala!
69'
Sneijder drifts in a free-kick which Anicic heads clear. Astana launch a counter charge and feed Twumasi. The exciting winger jinks in from the flank and opens up half a yard of space on his left foot, but his effort curls harmlessly over.
67'
Well after a lull in proceedings since the interval, those two goals have really sparked life into this game. Astana will be devastated that they have given away their lead so easily, while Gala will know that they must put the result beyond all doubt now!
64'
S. İnan has scored a goal for Galatasaray!
GOOOOAAAALLL!!! 1-1! What a few minutes here as, less than 60 seconds after going behind, Gala restore parity through Inan, who latches onto a rebound to side-foot a composed finish past Eric. Brilliant stuff in Istanbul!
62'
P. Twumasi has scored a goal for Astana! Assist by D. Shomko.
CHANCE! A well-worked move from the hosts results in Adin arrows a cross to the near post. Sneijder stoops to meet it, but his header is well-stopped by Eric. The resulting corner is cleared out to Inan, whose shot is, likewise to his Dutch teammates' earlier effort, saved comfortably.
It was a superb cross to the back post by Shomko, who has got forward well all game, and Twumasi duly got the goal that his performance has deserved!
GOOOOOOOOOAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!! TWUMASI GIVES ASTANA THE LEAD! The winger latches onto a cross at the back post and tucks a first-time finish into the bottom corner. Gala are heading out of Europe as it stands!
60'
P. Twumasi gets yellow.
A risky tackle from Twumasi, who dives in recklessly on Oztekin, though the Gala winger does make the most of it. But the Astana youngster - like his teammate before him - has no complaints as he receives a yellow card.
58'
Inan wins a free-kick after being scythed down by Twumasi in midfield. Gala elect to play it short before Sarioglu plays it over the top to Chedjou, who appeals for a corner off Anicic, but a goal-kick is awarded.
56'
Chedjou again concedes possession easily with a loose pass, though Astana are unable to capitalise. Gala come forward again - though with little pace, admitedly - and eventually work it to Sneijder, who lofts in a cross that Eric collects with ease.
54'
Inan tries to float a neat pass over-the-top to Yilmaz, but the forward is unable to take a decent touch. Astana race up the other end in their first venture forward since the restart, but Maksimovic can only blaze his strike over from close-range.
51'
Gala have a corner now, which Inan will deliver from the right. The cross is deep and drops onto the head of Podolski, whose header falls to Oztekin, but he flashes his first-time strike well over the crossbar.
49'
S. Muzhikov gets yellow.
A first booking of the game now, as Astana's Muzhikov receives a yellow card for a late lunge on Inan. There are no complaints from the midfielder either.
48'
STAT FLASH: Galatasaray have won only one of their last 13 Champions League games (2-1 v Benfica this season), drawing three and losing nine, and have kept just 10 clean sheets in their last 11 home games in Europe's elite competition.
47'
A fast start from Gala, who attack immediately down the right - with Yilmaz drifting out wide to power a low cross in towards Sneijder, but Anicic sticks out a long leg and the Astana captain claws it clear.
45'
POST!!! How did he miss!? Oztekin flicks a wonderful first-time pass into the path of Yilmaz, who slides a cool finish past the despairing dive of Eric. It looks destined for the bottom-left corner, but instead it flicks off of the outside of the upright and away for a goalkick.
SECOND-HALF! Craig Thompson blows his whistle and the hosts get proceedings back under way in Istanbul...
43'
GREAT SAVE!!! Twumasi whips in a brilliant corner that seems to clip the hand of a Gala defender, but referee Craig Thompson dismisses the Astana appeals. The hosts counter rapidly through Oztekin, who holds it up well before striking a venomous effort goalwards, but Eric is equal to it.
42'
Comfortabe and tidy football now from Astana, who string together a series of passes before Oztekin - now on the right - finally gets a challenge in. It only goes out for a throw-in, though, and Kababanga does well to shake off Kaya, who concedes a corner...
40'
Chedjou holds off a challenge before spreading the ball wide at the second attempt. Oztekin lofts in a cross which Yilmaz meets... but his header is a poor one and Astana are able to regroup.
38'
Astana are beginning to look more and more dangerous, now, and seem to be growing in confidence. While Europa League qualification would certainly be favourable for Gala, you feel it would mean a lot more to the visitors, and they are reinforcing that thought with a solid performance at the moment.
36'
Gala have dominated possession so far - having 62% compared to Astana's 38% - but they are yet to create an opening bar Oztekin's chance. The visitors fly forward again through Twumasi, who takes on his marker before firing a low cross across the face of goal, but nobody is there to tuck the ball into an empty net.
33'
Maksimovic curls a superb pass out to Shomko on the left wing, who wins a corner. Kethevoama drills the cross to the near post and Astana work it back out to Anicic, but his delivery lands on the roof of the net.
31'
Sloppy play from Balta who plays it straight into the feet of Twumasi. The Astana winger feeds Kabananga, who lays it into the path of the on-rushing Kethevoama, but his low strike poses little threat to Muslera.
29'
Kethevoama's corner causes all types of problems for Gala's defence as they fail to clear their lines. Twumasi tries his luck from range with an attempted volley that bobbles up onto the head of Anicic, but he cannot direct his header on target.
26'
WHAT A MISS!!! Sarioglu whips a cross in from the right that Yilmaz cannot bring under his control. The ball flicks up to Oztekin, who only has to prod a finish past the flailing Eric to put Gala ahead, but the winger somehow directs his toe-poke high over the bar from six-yards out.
25'
Good hold-up play from Yilmaz, who takes it down on his chest before laying it off to Podolski. The German threads a pass into the path of Sarioglu, but his cross-cum-shot is blocked and Astana get it clear.
23'
Eric does well to parry away Sneijder's curling effort as Gala start to step up a gear now, with the former Inter Milan and Real Madrid man becoming more and more involved in proceedings now. More patient play from the hosts sees Oztekin drill a cross towards the near post, but Astana's defence are equal to it.
21'
CLOSE! Nice play from Sneijder, who reacts sharply to Inan's deflected shot to tee-up Podolski. The in-form Germany forward, who has netted nine times this term, goes for goal on the half-volley, but his effort curls just wide of the left-hand post.
19'
A corner now for Gala, as Sneijder has a shot from 18 yards out blocked. The aforementioned Dutchman curls in the resulting set-piece, but his delivery misses all of the hosts' attackers in the Astana area.
17'
Encouraged by Twumasi's earlier effort, Muzhikov tries his luck from a similar distance, but his strike does not test Muslera. Gala counter and win a free kick deep in Astana territory, but Sneijder's delivery is a poor one.
15'
TWUMASI HITS THE POST!! So unlucky for Astana as their winger clatters a low drive against the upright from the edge of the area. It was a brilliant effort from the youngster, who beat Muslera all-ends up with that strike.
14'
Kabananga is robbed of the ball and Gala counter through Sneijder, but the playmaker has little support and has to check his run. Podolski jinks in from the right and links up with the hosts' no.10, but his pass is over-hit.
12'
Patient build-up play from the visitors as they edge their way towards Gala's box. Muzhikov eventually spreads a long pass out to Kethevoama, but he is unable to get his cross in.
10'
Saioglu shows his qualities going the other way as he links up with Podolski, but he cannot evade the challenge of Astana full-back Shomko. Gala regain possession swiftly, and build up another patient move that eventually sees Sneijder try to turn in on goal, but he is dispossessed by Maksimovic.
7'
Gala have a corner that Sneijder delivers straight towards Eric, who fumbles what should have been an easy catch. The hosts are unable to make anything of the resulting throw-in, however, and Astana clear their lines. Kabananga looks to get in behind on the counter attack, but he is unable to shirk off Sarioglu.
5'
The visitors have started brightly, pressing high up the field and not giving their more illustrious hosts any breathing space. Sneijder finally gets on the ball and fizzes a pass to Adin as Gala work it down the left, but Anicic is on hand to hook the resulting cross clear.
3'
Poor defending from Chedjou as Kabananga eases past him down the left flank. He fires a pass into the feet of the no.88 Canas, but the midfielder's first touch takes it away from his body.
1'
KICK-OFF! We are up and running in Istanbul, with the hosts attacking from left to right in this first half.
Hello and welcome to this LIVE text commentary of the Champions League group stage match between Galatasaray and Astana. Stick with us as we bring you all the action from the Turk Telekom Arena in Istanbul.Hello and welcome to this LIVE text commentary of the Champions League group stage match between Galatasaray and Astana. Stick with us as we bring you all the action from the Turk Telekom Arena in Istanbul.
Galatasaray's hopes of finishing in Group C's top two were ended when they were beaten 2-0 by Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon last time out, while Astana held Benfica to a 2-2 draw. The Turkish giants sit in third on four points, and a draw tonight would secure them a place in the Europa League. However, victory for Astana - who are yet to win on the road in their maiden Champions League campaign, but have drawn all of their home games - would see the Kazakh side drop into the Europe's second-tier tournament.
The teams are in from Istanbul, so without further ado, let's check on the starting XIs, starting with the hosts...
Gala halted a five-match losing streak in all competitions with a victory against Bursaspor in their last Superlig outing. Mustafa Denizli has made three changes to the line up that started in their last Champions League match, bringing in Yilmaz, Inan and Adin, with Kisa, Karacan and Denayer dropping out.
There’s no changes for Kazakh champions Astana, however, from their draw against Benfica last time out.
HALF-TIME! That's all for the first half in Istanbul. After a sluggish start - in which Twumasi hit the post for Astana - Gala came alive as the half progressed, with Oztekin missing a close-range chance before Yilmaz struck the woodwork on the stroke of the interval.
Gala have really not been at the races in that first half, but could well have gone into half-time with a lead had Oztekin and Yilmaz converted their chances. As for Astana, they have impressed so far, causing the Turkish giants some real problems when they attack through their wingers - especially Twumasi. Can they seal a famous victory in the second half?
Gala are traditionally strong at home in European competitions, losing only six of their last 23 matches in front of their home supporters in the Champions League and Europa League. Can Astana make it seven from 24 in this second half?
FULL-TIME! That's it from Istanbul, as the referee calls time on what has been an enthralling game in the Champions League. It has finished 1-1 between Galatasaray and Astana, with Inan cancelling out Twumasi's opener less than a minute after the winger had put the visitors ahead.
The draw means that Astana's European adventure - for this season at least - is over. The Kazakh champions put in a gutsy display this evening, but they just lacked the quality to edge-out a lacklustre Gala outfit, who have at least confirmed their place in the Europa League.
Well, that's all from us for tonight. It has been a pleasure to bring you all the action from Istanbul tonight, where it has finished Galatasaray 1-1 Astana. Until next time, goodbye!
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