Galatasaray defeated Kocaelispor 1-0 and took back the leadership seat in the Super League

In the 5th week of Trendyol Super League, Galatasaray hosted Kocaelispor at home. The yellow-red team left the field victorious 1-0.

Abdülkerim Bardakcı scored the only goal in the tough match in the 71st minute.

After this result, Galatasaray rose to 13 points in the league and took back the leadership seat. Kocaelispor remained at 9 points.

Galatasaray will host Trabzonspor away next week. Kocaelispor will host Gaziantep FK at home.

MINUTES FROM THE MATCH

In the 13th minute, Torreira's shot from outside the penalty area, which goalkeeper Serhat Öztaşdelen could not control in two moves, returned to the crossbar with Leao's diagonal shot from the left inside the penalty area. In the continuation of the position, Deniz Gül headed the ball in front of the goal, which the defense could not clear, and the defense removed the ball from the line. However, referee Atilla Karaoğlan decided to score a goal on the grounds that the ball crossed the line. Karaoğlan, who re-watched the position upon VAR's warning, canceled the goal due to Deniz Gül's foul on goalkeeper Serhat Öztaşdelen.

In the 24th minute, Barış Alper Yılmaz, who received the ball on the right wing from Sanchez's pass, passed Haidara and shot from the right diagonal inside the penalty area to the near corner, and the ball went out.

In the 31st minute, Deniz Gül received the ball on the left wing after Rafael Leao's pass, passed Zoukrou in defense and entered the penalty area. Gabriel Sara, who shot from the left diagonal, hit the far goal post and returned to the field of play, and found the ball in front of him behind the penalty arc, and his shot went out.

Agyei, who received the ball in his own half from Florian Aye's pass in the 38th minute, made distance with the ball, entered the penalty area, and hit the ball from the left diagonally, hitting the near post and going out.

In the 45th minute, Yunus Akgün received the ball behind the penalty point from Barış Alper Yılmaz's pass from the right side of the penalty area, and passed it to Rafael Leao. When this player shot from the left diagonal, the ball went out from the side.

45+1. In the minute, Rafael Leao took the cross from Barış Alper Yılmaz from the right wing and shot it from the left diagonally inside the penalty area, and goalkeeper Serhat Öztaşdelen deflected the ball to the corner.

45+2. In the minute, Gabriel Sara took the corner from the left side, and Abdülkerim Bardakcı's header from behind the six-passer was headed by goalkeeper Serhat Öztaşdelen, who deflected the ball to the corner.

In the 71st minute, Abdülkerim Bardakcı received the ball from Torreira's pass and sent the ball into the net with his shot from outside the penalty area. 1-0

In the 78th minute, the free kick taken by Sallai from the left side of the penalty arc was controlled by goalkeeper Serhat Öztaşdelen, who hit the crossbar.

In the 87th minute, Barış Alper Yılmaz headed the ball to Kazımcan Karataş with a long pass thrown behind the defense. Goalkeeper Serhat Öztaşdelen saved the ball when this player shot from behind the penalty point.

Stadium: RAMS Park

Referees: Atilla Karaoğlan, Gökhan Barcın, Bilal Gölen

Galatasaray: Uğurcan Çakır, Roland Sallai, Davinson Sanchez, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Eren Elmalı (Ismail Jakobs min. 86), Lucas Torreira, Gabriel Sara (Aleksey Batrakov min. 59), Barış Alper Yılmaz, Yunus Akgün (Lesley Ugochukwu min. 77), Rafael Leao (Kazımcan Karataş min. 86), Deniz Gül (Leroy Sane min. 77)

Substitutes: Jankat Yılmaz, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, İlkay Gündoğan, Kaan Ayhan, Renato Nhaga

Coach: Okan Buruk

Kocaelispor: Serhat Öztaşdelen, Anfernee Dijksteel, Tanguy Zoukrou (Arda Özyar min. 86), Matej Maglica, Massadio Haidara, Mahamadou Susoho (Uğur Kaan Yıldız min. 86), Show, Berkan Kutlu (Tayfur Bingöl min. 77), Gonçalo Sousa, Daniel Agyei (Makana Baku min. 77). 59), Florian Aye (Metehan Altunbaş min. 78)

Substitutes: Onurcan Piri, Muharrem Cinan, Emir Ortakaya, Mustafa Ege Bilim, Onur Öztonga

Coach: Selçuk İnan

Goal: Abdülkerim Bardakcı (min. 71) (Galatasaray)

Yellow cards: Deniz Gül, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Roland Sallai (Galatasaray), Selçuk İnan, Anfernee Dijksteel (Kocaelispor)