Galatasaray faced Göztepe at RAMS Park in the third week of the Trendyol Super League.
Galatasaray coach Okan Buruk, who hosted Göztepe in the 3rd week of the Trendyol Super League, made a mandatory change in the first 11 of the last Erzurumspor FK match.
The last champion, Galatasaray, who collected 4 points by closing the first 2 weeks in the Super League with a win and a draw, hosted Göztepe, its team from Izmir, at RAMS Park.
The home team started the match with Jankat Yılmaz, Roland Sallai, Davinson Sanchez, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Ismail Jakobs, Mario Lemina, Lucas Torreira, Yunus Akgün, Gabriel Sara, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Victor Osimhen.
Uğurcan Çakır, Leroy Sane, Eren Elmalı, Lesley Ugochukwu, İlkay Gündoğan, Kaan Ayhan, Renato Nhaga, Aleksey Batrakov, Arda Ünyay, Wilfried Singo were on the bench of the yellow-red team.
Goalkeeper Uğurcan Çakır, who was in the first 11 announced before the match, was taken to the bench because he felt pain during the warm-up. Jankat Yılmaz replaced the experienced goalkeeper at the last minute.
New transfer Batrakov is in the squad for the first time
Galatasaray's new transfer Aleksey Batrakov was in the squad for a match for the first time.
The 21-year-old midfielder, who the yellow-red club added to its squad from Russia's Lokomotiv Moscow team for a transfer fee of 25 million euros, started the match against Göztepe among the reserves.
30 August Victory Day was celebrated
Galatasaray Club celebrated 30 August Victory Day.
Three female artists, who took to the field before the fight, played first the Galatasaray anthems on the violin, and then the most important anthems that appealed to national feelings on the occasion of August 30 Victory Day.
Meanwhile, the text "Happy August 30 Victory Day" appeared on the scoreboard and LED screens in the stadium.
The management of the yellow-red club left a Turkish flag on every seat in RAMS Park for August 30. The fans celebrated the holiday by waving flags before the match.
In addition, the players and technical staff of both teams wore special t-shirts for the 30 August Victory Day when they went on the field to warm up.
Galatasaray fans chanted during the pre-match ceremony, "Victory belongs to those who can say victory is mine." He opened banners saying "Victory is ours, pride is ours, this country belongs to all of us" and "Happy August 30 Victory Day".
4 changes in Göztepe
Göztepe Coach Stanimir Stoilov made 4 changes in the first 11 of the match against Gençlerbirliği, which they lost 1-0 at home in the 2nd week of the league.
The Bulgarian coach led his team against Galatasaray with the 11 of Luka Gugeshashvili, Arda Okan Kurtulan, Taha Altıkardeş, Malcom Bokele, Ege Yıldırım, Richard Akonnor, Rhaldney Gomes, Novatus Miroshi, Efkan Bekiroğlu, Andre Henrique, Janderson Costa.
Arda Özçimen, Mehmet Şamil Öztürk, Alex Matos, Juan da Silva, Bekir Turaç Böke, Ogün Bayrak, Sinclair Armstrong were waiting for duty in Izmir's yellow-red team.
While Stoilov benched Sinclair, Ogün and Matos, whom he had played in the first 11 against Gençlerbirliği, he did not include the injured Allan Godoi in the squad.
The experienced coach played Rhaldney, Akonnor, Ege Yıldırım and Janderson in the first 11 instead of these players.
Göztepe could not fill the list of 21 players
Izmir representative had 7 players on the bench against Galatasaray.
Göztepe could not benefit from Gökdeniz Bayrakdar, Alexis Antunes, Allan Godi and Noah Sonko Sundberg, who were injured in the match in Istanbul. Coach Stoilov had to write 7 players on the 10-man reserve player list.
The first half of the Galatasaray-Göztepe match in the third week of the Trendyol Super League ended 1-1.
first half
In the 12th minute of the match played at RAMS Park, when Sara shot from the left diagonal of the penalty arc, the ball narrowly went out from the far post.
In the 13th minute, goalkeeper Jankat Yılmaz saved the ball from Henrique's header near the penalty point after Bokele's cross from the left.
Göztepe took the lead 1-0 in the 16th minute. In the corner taken by Efkan Bekiroğlu from the right side, Henrique, who was at the front post, sent the ball towards the back post. At this point, Miroshi hit the ball and the ball hit the net.
In the 31st minute, Sara met Sallai's cross from the right side, the ball returned from Göztepe's defense, and the ball went out from under the side post.
Galatasaray equalized in the 33rd minute. Sallai took a free kick from the right diagonal of the penalty arc, Torreira headed the ball inside and hit Sanchez in the six-yard box, reaching the net: 1-1.
In the 45th minute, Osimhen received the ball on the right side of the penalty area after Sallai's through pass, and his shot was blocked by goalkeeper Gugeshashvili.
The first half of the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
second half
In the 49th minute, Yunus Akgün found Jakobs' cross from the left and found the ball coming from Göztepe's defense in front of him on the right diagonal of the penalty area. Goalkeeper Gugeshashvili saved the ball.
In the 50th minute, Osimhen caught the ball on the right diagonal of the penalty area from Yunus Akgün's through pass, and the ball remained in the side nets.
In the 51st minute, Yunus Akgün's cross from the right side was headed by Osimhen, who was at the back post, and goalkeeper Gugeshashvili deflected the ball. Osimhen found the returning ball in front of him again, and the Georgian goalkeeper sent the ball to the corner this time.
Galatasaray took the lead 2-1 in the 55th minute. Sara caught the ball on the right diagonal of the penalty area from Osimhen's heel pass, and her shot hit the net despite the intervention of goalkeeper Gugeshashvili.
In the 63rd minute, Istanbul's yellow-red team increased the difference to 2 with a penalty. Sara's cross from the left side was bounced by goalkeeper Gugeshashvili, and Batrakov, who was in the six area, passed it to Jakobs. Goalkeeper Gugeshashvili deflected the shot of Yunus Akgün, who met the ball on the right diagonal with the ball bouncing off the Göztepe defense from the Senegalese player's pass, but Osimhen remained on the ground during Akonnor's intervention. After VAR review, referee Mehmet Türkmen showed the penalty point. Osimhen took charge of the ball and sent the ball into the net: 3-1.
Göztepe reduced the difference to 1 in the 65th minute. Juan, who met the ball that was headed back by Henrique, who was at the front post, after Arda Okan Kurtulan's long throw from the left side, sent the ball into the net: 3-2.
Galatasaray's goal in the 67th minute was canceled after VAR review. Sallai's cross from the right wing was headed by Osimhen at the back post, and the ball hit the net. However, after the VAR review, it was determined that the Nigerian center forward was offside.
90+4. Osimhen, who received the ball on the right diagonal of the penalty area after Singo's pass in the minute, shot the goalkeeper Gugeshashvili.
Galatasaray won the match 3-2.
