30.05.2025 22:11
In the 38th and final week match of the Super League, the champion Galatasaray defeated RAMS Başakşehir 1-0 at home. The yellow-reds finished the league at the top with 95 points.
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In the 38th and final week match of the Super League, Galatasaray, who concluded the season with the championship, faced RAMS Başakşehir. The match played at RAMS Park Stadium ended with Galatasaray winning 1-0.
VICTORY GOAL BY MERTENS
The goal that brought victory to Galatasaray was scored by Dries Mertens, who played his last match for the yellow-reds. In the 17th minute, Ba, who was in a duel with Osimhen inside the penalty area, intervened with his hand. After the play ended, referee Abdullah Buğra Taşkınsoy was alerted by VAR. After reviewing the position on the monitor, Taşkınsoy pointed to the penalty spot. Mertens, who stepped up to take the penalty, sent the ball into the net from the left of goalkeeper Muhammed Şengezer, making the score 1-0 and determining the outcome of the match.
MERTENS SAID GOODBYE WITH DALYA
On the other hand, Dries Mertens, who transferred to Galatasaray before the 2022-23 season, played 135 matches until the Başakşehir match. The 38-year-old star player has worn the yellow-red jersey in 99 matches in the Super League. With the Başakşehir match, Mertens took the field for the 100th time in the league and scored a total of 24 goals.
ENDED THE SEASON WITH 3 POINTS
With this result, Galatasaray suffered only one defeat in the league and finished the season at the top with 95 points. RAMS Başakşehir, on the other hand, remained at 43 points, placing fifth in the league.
A SPECIAL SONG WAS PLAYED FOR OSIMHEN
Nigerian footballer Victor Osimhen, who is on loan with the team, was greeted with the song 'Don't Go, Stay in This City' by Nazan Öncel when he stepped onto the field before the match. The fans also chanted 'The fans went crazy, they want Osimhen' to express their desire for the 26-year-old player to be transferred.
A PLAQUE WAS PRESENTED TO BERKAN KUTLU
Before the match, Galatasaray President Dursun Özbek presented a plaque and a yellow-red jersey with the number 150 to Berkan Kutlu, who played his 150th official match for Galatasaray.
MUSLERA WAS APPLAUDED FOR MINUTES
Fernando Muslera, who played his last match with Galatasaray, received intense interest from the fans before the match. Muslera, who came to the center of the field, took a three-way photo with the yellow-red fans, while the fans applauded him for minutes. During this time, it was observed that some Galatasaray fans could not hold back their tears.
THE TRIBUNES WERE FULL
Galatasaray fans, who did not leave their team alone in home matches throughout the season, took their place in the stands for the Başakşehir match as well. The yellow-red fans, who filled the stands in the match played at RAMS Park, prepared the players for the match with chants before the game.
BALLOONS WERE RELEASED FOR ALİ ASAF
Ali Asaf Demir, who overcame cancer at the age of 3 after being diagnosed at 8 months, had a balloon release event organized by his father following a call on social media. Recently, thousands of people gathered in Sancaktepe to be with Ali Asaf and participated in the balloon release event. Before the Başakşehir match, Galatasaray President Dursun Özbek released yellow-red balloons into the sky with Ali Asaf and his family in the center of the field.
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