08.04.2026 22:01
Galatasaray defeated Göztepe 3-1 away in the postponed match of the 27th week of the Super League. The yellow-reds increased the point difference with their rivals Fenerbahçe and Trabzonspor in the title race to 4.
In the postponed match of the 27th week of the Trendyol Super League, Göztepe faced Galatasaray. The match played at ISONEM Park Gürsel Aksel Stadium ended with a 3-1 victory for Galatasaray.
GALATASARAY REMEMBERED LUCESCU
Galatasaray players remembered Romanian coach Mircea Lucescu, who passed away at the age of 80 in the hospital where he was receiving treatment. The players entered the field with a banner that read "We will not forget you." A moment of silence was observed for Lucescu before the match.
THE TOUGH MATCH STARTED WITH A GOAL
In the 5th minute, Galatasaray took the lead 1-0. From a free kick taken by Sane from the left, Barış Alper Yılmaz rose well at the near post and headed the ball into the net.
GALATASARAY CAME CLOSE TO THE SECOND GOAL
In the 10th minute, Galatasaray came close to scoring. In a long pass from Sane, Salli met the ball on the left edge of the penalty area, and after entering the box, his shot was deflected by goalkeeper Lis. Asprilla intervened with a header on the ball that rose over the six-yard box, but the leather ball went wide of the goal.
THE DIFFERENCE IN IZMIR INCREASED TO TWO
In the 19th minute, Galatasaray increased the lead to 2. From İlkay Gündoğan's cross from the left, the ball deflected off Godoi's foot in defense and found the net over goalkeeper Lis.
GÖZTEPE FOUND THE GOAL THEY WERE LOOKING FOR WITH JUAN
At the beginning of the second half, the team that scored was Göztepe this time. In the 51st minute, during Göztepe's organized attack, Juan rose very well to meet the cross from the left side into the six-yard box and brought the score to 2-1.
CRITICAL SAVE FROM UĞURCAN
In the 55th minute, Miroshi's cross from the left was met by Eren Elmalı with a kick. In the rebound, Miroshi made a cross towards the six-yard box from the right side. Cherni jumped well for this high ball and made a header. Uğurcan Çakır did not allow a goal in this situation.
HELITON DID THE DIFFICULT PART
In the 60th minute, Göztepe came very close to scoring. Efkan Bekiroğlu passed the ball to Juan, who was running on the right flank. Juan sent the ball to Heliton in the six-yard box at a tight angle. Heliton failed to send the ball into the empty net from 1.5 meters, and the ball went out.
THE DIFFERENCE INCREASED TO TWO AGAIN WITH LEMINA
Galatasaray increased the lead to two again in the 75th minute. Galatasaray's Gabriel Sara sent the corner taken from the right side towards the penalty spot. Lemina, who was forgotten in that area, headed the leather ball into the net.
GALATASARAY FOUND MORAL IN IZMIR
There were no more goals in the remaining part of the match, and Galatasaray won the contest. With this result, the yellow-red team rose to 67 points, increasing the point difference to 4 with their rivals Fenerbahçe and Trabzonspor in the title race. The İzmir team Göztepe remained at 46 points. In the next match week of the league, Galatasaray will host Kocaelispor at home. Göztepe will host Kasımpaşa at their home.