22.12.2024 18:10
In the 17th week of the Trendyol Super League, the leader Galatasaray, who visited Kayserispor, defeated their opponent 5-1. With this result from a match that featured many firsts, the yellow-red team increased the point difference between them and their closest follower, Fenerbahçe, to 8 points.
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The leader Galatasaray visited Kayserispor in the 17th week of the Trendyol Super League. The yellow-reds defeated their opponent with a different score of 5-1, increasing the point difference with their closest follower Fenerbahçe to 8.
PENALTY FOR GALATASARAY IN THE 2ND MINUTE
Galatasaray, which started the match quickly, won a penalty in the 2nd minute. The referee of the match, Mehmet Türkmen, determined that Attamah played the ball with his hand during Jakobs' cross in the yellow-reds' attack and pointed to the white spot. VAR referee Bülent Birincioğlu, who reviewed the position for about 1 minute, also approved Türkmen's decision and requested the penalty to be taken.
THE EARLIEST AWAY GOAL OF THE SEASON BY OSIMHEN
Victor Osimhen, the star striker of Cimbom, who took the penalty, used the inside of his right foot to send the ball low to the left of goalkeeper Onurcan, finding the net. This goal, which put the yellow-reds ahead 1-0 at the beginning of the match, was recorded as the earliest goal scored by Cimbom in away matches this season.
BAHOKEN EQUALIZED THE SCORE
Kayserispor responded to Galatasaray's early goal in the 14th minute. Bahoken, who made a header at the near post from the corner taken by Kartal Kayra, managed to send the ball into the net. With this goal, the score became 1-1.
GALATASARAY EXPECTED A PENALTY
After the equalizing goal, the yellow-reds increased their pressure and expected a penalty in the 23rd minute. In Jeanvier's back pass, goalkeeper Onurcan Piri controlled the ball. Osimhen, who pressed, engaged in a duel with Onurcan Piri and fell to the ground. After this struggle, the referee of the match, Mehmet Türkmen, continued the game.
VAR DID NOT INTERVENE
Onurcan Piri received the ball again after the back passes and waited. Referee Mehmet Türkmen stopped the game when Osimhen did not get up for about 1 minute. After the game was stopped, VAR referee Bülent Birincioğlu did not recommend a review to referee Mehmet Türkmen. Following this, Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk approached the fourth official to protest the penalty situation, but the decision did not change.
BARIŞ ALPER PUT HIS TEAM AHEAD
Galatasaray took the lead again in the 23rd minute. Osimhen, who was set up with the ball by Yunus Akgün, who dribbled past 3 Kayserispor players, quickly turned the ball inside. Barış Alper found the ball in front of him after Mertens' shot rebounded off goalkeeper Onurcan and sent it to the net. This goal also determined the score of the first half.
YUNUS AKGÜN INCREASED THE LEAD TO 2
Galatasaray, with the star of the season Yunus Akgün, achieved a 2-goal lead in the 51st minute. The ball was cleared outside the penalty area from a corner taken by Kayserispor. Kartal Kayra shot without delay, but the ball rebounded off Mertens' back. After this position, Galatasaray launched a counter-attack with Yunus. Yunus dribbled the ball to the edge of the penalty area and shot with the top of his left foot, sending the ball into the net. The national player scored his 10th goal in all competitions this season while wearing the yellow-red jersey.
KAYSERİSPOR FANS ENTERED THE FIELD
In the 61st minute of the match, some Kayserispor fans entered the field from behind the goal that Fernando Muslera defended in the second half, and the game was stopped. One of the fans who entered the field wanted to take a photo with Muslera, while another attempted to attack a fan who wanted to take a photo. Security personnel intervened and removed both fans from the field. There were also reports of a dispute in the Kayserispor stands during these moments.
Meanwhile, Kayserispor fans chanted "Management resign" after Galatasaray's 3rd goal. The Kayserispor-Galatasaray match was stopped for about 5 minutes due to the incidents and then resumed.
OSIMHEN ONCE AGAIN ON STAGE
Cimbom's striker Osimhen was on stage again in the 71st minute. In a free kick taken by Muslera, two Kayserispor players jumped for the ball at the same time, and the ball was cleared backward. Yunus Akgün controlled the ball and passed it to Osimhen, who was moving to the right side of the penalty area. Osimhen sent the ball into the net with a lob shot from the right side of the penalty area, scoring his second goal and the team's fourth goal.
DOUBLE FROM BARIŞ ALPER
Another name who celebrated a goal twice for Galatasaray was Barış Alper Yılmaz. In the 87th minute, Barış Alper scored his second goal and the team's fifth goal, bringing the score to 5-1 and determining the final score of the match.
THE GAP WITH FENERBAHÇE INCREASED TO 8
As there were no more goals in the remaining minutes, the leader Galatasaray managed to return with a victory from the Kayseri away game, increasing the point difference to 8 after their closest rival, eternal enemy Fenerbahçe, lost 2 points that week. The yellow-reds increased their points to 44, maintaining their lead, while Kayserispor remained at 15 points, falling into the relegation zone. Galatasaray will host Göztepe in the 18th week, while the Kayseri representative will go to Bodrum FK away.
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