14.05.2025 22:50
In the final match of the Ziraat Turkey Cup, Galatasaray defeated Trabzonspor 3-0, achieving their 19th victory in the Turkey Cup. With his two goals in the match, Victor Osimhen reached a total of 35 goals this season, becoming the foreign player with the most goals scored in a single season in Turkey.
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In the final match of the Ziraat Turkey Cup, Trabzonspor faced Galatasaray. The match played at Gaziantep Stadium was won by Galatasaray with a score of 3-0.
OKAN BURUK MADE 2 CHANGES
Galatasaray's head coach Okan Buruk made 2 changes to the starting 11 from the last match. The coach of the yellow-red team, which won the league match 2-0, fielded a starting 11 close to ideal. The experienced coach played Günay Güvenç, Roland Sallai, Davinson Sanchez, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Eren Elmalı, Mario Lemina, Lucas Torreira, Yunus Akgün, Gabriel Sara, Barış Alper Yılmaz, and Victor Osimhen in the starting 11.
Buruk kept Fernando Muslera, Ismail Jakobs, Kerem Demirbay, Dries Mertens, Berkan Kutlu, Ahmed Kutucu, Kaan Ayhan, Carlos Cuesta, Przemyslaw Frankowski, and Alvaro Morata on the bench. The experienced coach, who benched goalkeeper Fernando Muslera, who he had assigned to the starting 11 in the league match, preferred Günay Güvenç, who has played in all Turkey Cup matches this season. Okan Buruk also played Eren Elmalı instead of Ismail Jakobs at left back.
FATIH TEKKE RETURNED TO HIS IDEAL SQUAD
Fatih Tekke, the head coach of Trabzonspor, who rotated his squad in the league match against Galatasaray four days ago, returned to his ideal starting 11. Fatih Tekke fielded his team against Galatasaray with Uğurcan Çakır, Pedro Malheiro, Stefan Savic, Arseniy Batagov, Mustafa Eskihellaç, Okay Yokuşlu, Ozan Tufan, Oleksandr Zubkov, Batista Mendy, Anthony Nwakaeme, and Simon Banza.
The coach of the burgundy-blue team included Muhammet Taha Tepe, John Lundstram, Edin Visca, Muhammed Cham, Danylo Sikan, Serdar Saatçı, Cihan Çanak, Deniz Dragus, Arif Boşluk, and Ali Şahin Yılmaz on the bench. Tekke could not include Enis Destan, who played in the starting 11 in the match against Galatasaray, in the squad due to injury. The 47-year-old coach benched Arif, Lundstram, Visca, and Cham. Fatih Tekke gave playing time to Savic, Ozan Tufan, Zubkov, Nwakaeme, and Banza instead of these players.
GALATASARAY STARTED THE MATCH VERY QUICKLY
Galatasaray, who started the match with pressure, came close to scoring with Yunus Akgün in the second minute. After failing to convert this opportunity, Galatasaray scored in the fifth minute. In a developing Galatasaray attack, Osimhen passed the ball from the penalty arc to the right side of the penalty area, where Yunus Akgün turned it towards the penalty spot. Barış Alper, who found the ball in front of him, scored with a right-footed shot, and Galatasaray took the lead 1-0 at the very beginning of the match.
GALATASARAY'S RED CARD PROTEST
The yellow-reds expected a red card in a position during the first half of the match. In the 21st minute, Stefan Savic of Trabzonspor received a yellow card for a foul on Victor Osimhen. After this foul, Savic, who was upset with the decision, made strong protests to referee Cihan Aydın after receiving the card. Galatasaray players and coaching staff protested for a red card to be shown to Savic after their objections. The referee of the match, Cihan Aydın, asked Galatasaray to start the game with a free kick.
ALARMING INJURY IN TRABZONSPOR
Successful defender Arseniy Batagov of Trabzonspor was injured in the 41st minute and could not continue the game. The Ukrainian player had to leave the field on a stretcher. John Lundstram came on for the injured Batagov in the 45th minute.
SECOND HALF ALSO STARTED WITH A GOAL
Galatasaray started the second half of the match very quickly as well. Yunus Akgün sent a deep ball to Victor Osimhen, who was moving into the penalty area from the right side of the opponent's half. Osimhen, escaping from Okay Yokuşlu, scored with a powerful shot from his right foot, finding the net near the near post.
OSIMHEN INCREASED THE LEAD TO THREE AND MADE HISTORY
In the 63rd minute of the match, Galatasaray increased the lead to three with their striker Osimhen. In a fast attack, the yellow-reds sent a long ball to Yunus on the right wing, who carried the ball into the penalty area and passed it to Osimhen in front of the goal. Osimhen scored with a right-footed shot from a favorable position, finding the net.
With the 2 goals he scored in the Trabzonspor match, Osimhen reached a total of 35 goals this season. The star player surpassed the record of 34 goals held by Mario Jardel, the foreign player with the most goals in a season in Turkey, and became the new record holder.
YUNUS AKGÜN WITH 3 ASSISTS
The star player of the yellow-reds, Yunus Akgün, made a mark on the match with his 3 assists. The star player made his 26th goal contribution of the season.
CUP IS GALATASARAY'S FOR THE 19TH TIME
No other goals were scored in the remaining part of the match, and Galatasaray, who defeated their opponent 3-0, reached a happy ending in the Ziraat Turkey Cup for the 19th time.
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