22.04.2025 22:40
In the semi-finals of the Ziraat Turkey Cup, Galatasaray, who hosted Konyaspor and won 5-1, became the first team to secure a spot in the final. The yellow-reds will face the winner of the Trabzonspor-Göztepe match in the final to compete for the trophy.
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Konyaspor and Galatasaray faced off in the semi-finals of the Ziraat Turkey Cup. The yellow-reds, who won the match 4-1 at Medaş Konya Büyükşehir Stadium, became the team to qualify for the final.
REFEREE CHANGED
The main referee Abdullah Buğra Taşkınsoy, who was scheduled to officiate, fell ill minutes before the match. Taşkınsoy, who received first aid from the club doctors, could not continue the match due to tachycardia (heart palpitations).
STARTED 15 MINUTES LATE
Following this development, the fourth referee Ali Yılmaz blew the whistle. Due to Abdullah Buğra Taşkınsoy’s illness, the match started approximately 15 minutes late. Although Taşkınsoy began as the fourth referee, he could not continue the match and went to the dressing room upon a request from the TFF in the 14th minute.
BUĞRA TAŞKINSOY TAKEN TO HOSPITAL
Referee Buğra Abdullah Buğra Taşkınsoy, despite stating that he was fine, was taken to the hospital shortly after being sent to the dressing room by the TFF. In the 14th minute of the match, Raşit Yorgancılar, a doctor, took over the duties of the fourth referee from Abdullah Buğra Taşkınsoy, who had to leave his position.
OSIMHEN OPENED THE SCORING
The first goal of the match came from Galatasaray in the 26th minute. Osimhen, who headed the ball at the penalty spot from a cross by Mertens from the right wing, found the net to put his team ahead 1-0.
TORREIRA SCORED
Cimbom doubled the lead in the final moments of the first half. In a corner taken by Galatasaray with quick passes, Osimhen headed the ball from a cross by Sallai with his right foot. Torreira finished off the rebound from goalkeeper Deniz. This goal in the 42nd minute made the score 2-0, determining the outcome of the first half.
SALLAI INCREASED THE LEAD TO 3
The yellow-reds started the second half with a goal. In a counter-attack in the 47th minute, Sallai received the ball brought by Osimhen from the left wing outside the penalty area, dribbled towards the penalty arc, and fired a powerful shot with his right foot, finding the net past goalkeeper Deniz. This goal increased the lead to 3.
KONYASPOR'S ONLY GOAL CAME FROM PEDRINHO
Konyaspor responded to Galatasaray's goals in the 53rd minute. Pedrinho reached out with his right foot to the ball that Yusuf Erdoğan crossed from the left wing and managed to find the net. This goal made the score 3-1.
SALLAI ONCE AGAIN ON STAGE
Two minutes after this goal, Sallai once again took the stage for Galatasaray. In a quick throw-in taken by Jakobs, Mertens found himself unmarked in the penalty area and passed the ball to Sallai, who was at the edge of the penalty area. Sallai, after getting past the defense, shook the net once again with his left foot, raising the score to 4.
YUSUF DEMİR CLOSED THE SCORING
The goal that determined the score in the match came in the 90+1 minute. Yusuf Demir, who entered the game in the 73rd minute in place of Osimhen, scored with an assist from Mertens, giving his team a 4-goal lead.
FIRST FINALIST CİMBOM
After this goal, there were no more goals in the remaining short time, and Galatasaray emerged victorious with a score of 5-1, securing the first ticket to the final of the Ziraat Turkey Cup.
RIVAL TRABZONSPOR OR GÖZTEPE
The yellow-reds will face the winner of the Trabzonspor-Göztepe match, which will be played on Thursday, April 24, to compete for the cup in the final. The Ziraat Turkey Cup final will be played on Wednesday, May 14.
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