Galatasaray drew 2-2 with Çorum FK

The last champion, Galatasaray, drew 2-2 with Arca Çorum FK, which they hosted in the first week of the Trendyol Super League.

The first half of the match played at RAMS Park was spent with both teams appearing unproductive. As no goals were scored in the first 45 minutes, the score went into the halftime with a 0-0 draw.

Galatasaray started the second half quickly and took the lead 1-0 with Victor Osimhen's goal in the 53rd minute. The red-black team quickly recovered from the shock of the goal they conceded and gained a 2-1 advantage with the goals scored by Alexandros Kyziridis in the 59th minute and Jesus Ramirez in the 61st minute. In the 69th minute of the match, the guest team was reduced to 10 men after Kyziridis received a red card. Galatasaray increased its pressure in the remaining period and brought the score to 2-2 with Osimhen's goal in the 90th minute.

As there were no more goals in the extra time, the match ended in a draw. Thus, both teams started the season with one point each.

OSIMHEN OPENED THE GOAL CURTAIN

Galatasaray's Nigerian star Victor Osimhen scored the opening goal of the season in the Super League.

In the 53rd minute of the match, Osimhen, who was behind the defense with Lucas Torreira's through pass, dodged goalkeeper Marcos Felipe, who opened on the right diagonal of the penalty area. The striker, who controlled the ball on the last line, hit the net with a shot from a narrow angle.

Osimhen scored the first goal of the 2026-2027 season in the Trendyol Super League. Completing the match with 2 goals, Osimhen played the leading role in his team's 1 point.

FIRST YELLOW CARD OF THE SEASON TO YUNUS

Galatasaray football player Yunus Akgün received the first yellow card of the 2026-2027 season in the Trendyol Super League.

Yunus, who pulled his opponent in the midfield in the 32nd minute of the opening match of the season, was punished with a yellow card by the referee Batuhan Kolak. This card was recorded as the first yellow card of the season in the Super League.

THE FIRST RED CARD WAS GIVEN TO KYZIRIDIS

Alexandros Kyziridis from Arca Çorum FK received the first red card of the season in the Super League.

After the foul he committed against Yunus Akgün in the midfield in the 69th minute of the match, referee Batuhan Kolak sent the Greek football player directly out of the game with a red card.

SANCHEZ'S MISTAKE RESULTED IN A GOAL

Çorum FK scored after a mistake made by Galatasaray's Colombian defender Davinson Sanchez.

In the 61st minute of the match, Sanchez's pass, who wanted to pass the ball behind the defense to his goalkeeper in the first meters of his own half, fell short. Jesus Ramirez intervened and was pushed to the perimeter of the penalty arc. While goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır was coming out of his goal to close the gap, Ramirez sent the ball into the net with a neat shot.

Çorum FK took the lead 2-1 with the goals it scored in 2 minutes.

"MANAGEMENT RESIGNATION" SOUNDS IN THE TRANSCENE

Galatasaray fans invited the management of the yellow-red club to resign.

After Ramirez's goal that put Arca Çorum FK ahead 2-1 in the 61st minute of the match, a chant of "Management resignation" rose from the stands. Resignation chants were repeated frequently throughout the match and after the final whistle.

Fans also asked "Where is the Dursun Özbek transfer?" He expressed his transfer expectations by chanting:

HOME OPENING WINNING STREAK HAS ENDED

Galatasaray could not continue its winning streak in the opening matches it played at home.

The yellow-red team left with 3 points from all of the last 12 first-week matches they played at home, starting with the 2002-2003 season.

Galatasaray, which opened this season with the fight against Arca Çorum FK, ended its series by leaving the field with a 2-2 draw.

UNDEFEATED IN THE LAST 36 HOME MATCHES IN THE LEAGUE

Galatasaray did not lose in the last 36 home matches in the league.

The yellow-reds, who suffered their last home defeat in the match against Fenerbahçe on May 19, 2024, achieved 28 victories in their subsequent league matches. Galatasaray drew 8 times in this process.

ÇORUM FK RECEIVED ITS FIRST POINT FROM THE LAST CHAMPIONSHIP

Arca Çorum FK, which played its first Super League match in its history, earned its first point against Galatasaray.

The red-black team, promoted to the Super League under the management of coach Uğur Uçar, hosted the last champion Galatasaray in the opening match of the season. Leaving the match with a 2-2 draw, Çorum FK scored the first Super League point in its history.

KYZIRIDIR MADE HISTORY OF ÇORUM FK

Greek football player Alexandros Kyziridis scored the first Super League goal in Çorum FK history.

In the Central Anatolia representative, who competed in the Super League for the first time in its history, Kyziridis brought his team a 1-1 draw with a stylish goal in the 59th minute. This goal was recorded as Çorum FK's first goal in Super League history.

CRITICAL SAVES FROM GOALKEEPER FELIPE

Çorum FK's Brazilian goalkeeper Marcos Felipe helped his team maintain its superiority with 2 critical saves when they were ahead 2-1.

In the 64th minute of the match, when Galatasaray was under pressure, Leroy Sane took a hard shot from around the penalty arc, and Felipe reached to his right and deflected the ball into the corner. In the same minute, in the chaos that occurred after the home team's corner kick, the ball ended up in front of Abdülkerim Bardakcı, who was behind the six-pass. The goal keeper, who did not allow a goal once again after the experienced defender's hard shot, prevented the ball from going into the net.

MANDATORY CHANGE IN THE GUEST TEAM

Croatian defender Hrvoje Smolcic left the game due to injury in Arca Çorum FK.

Smolcic, who was injured when his teammate Felipe's boot hit his face in the penalty area in the 73rd minute of the match, could not continue the game. The experienced defender had to leave the field on a stretcher and was replaced by Arda Şengül in the 75th minute.