22.04.2025 19:40
Galatasaray and Konyaspor will face off in the semi-finals of the Ziraat Turkey Cup. The match, which will start at 20:30, will determine which team secures a ticket to the final, and the starting lineups have been announced.
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Galatasaray will face Konyaspor away in the semi-finals of the Ziraat Turkey Cup. The match will take place at MEDAŞ Konya Büyükşehir Stadium and will start at 20:30. The match will be officiated by referee Abdullah Buğra Taşkınsoy, with Polish Piotr Lasyk as the VAR referee. The match will be broadcast live on ATV.
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Konyaspor: Deniz, Boranijasevic, Uğurcan, Adil, Guilherme, Jevtovic, Melih İbrahimoğlu, Ndao, Oğulcan, Yusuf, Kramer.
Galatasaray: Günay, Frankowski, Sanchez, Abdülkerim, Jakobs, Torreira, Lemina, Sallai, Mertens, Yunus, Osimhen.
HOW DID THEY REACH THE SEMI-FINAL?
The yellow-red team, which is in Group C of the Turkey Cup, achieved 1 victory and 2 draws in their 3 matches. Collecting five points, Galatasaray finished second ahead of RAMS Başakşehir, which has the same points and goal difference, due to receiving fewer cards, thus qualifying for the quarter-finals. Galatasaray advanced to the semi-finals by defeating Fenerbahçe 2-1 in the quarter-finals. The representative from Konya, which topped Group C with 2 victories and 1 draw, passed Nesine 2nd League team İskenderunspor 3-0 in the quarter-finals.
THE OPPONENT IN THE FINAL WILL BE THE WINNER OF THE TRABZONSPOR-GÖZTEPE MATCHUP
The winner of the semi-final match, which will be played as a single match, will advance to the final. If there is no winner in the 90 minutes, two extra periods of 15 minutes each will be played. If the tie remains, the advancing team will be determined by a penalty shootout. The winning team will face the winner of the Trabzonspor-Göztepe matchup in the final.
GALATASARAY HAS 5 ABSENTEES
Four players from the yellow-red team will not be able to play in the match for various reasons. In addition to injured players Kaan Ayhan, Elias Jelert, and Alvaro Morata, Barış Alper Yılmaz and Kerem Demirbay, who received a one-match suspension after the quarter-final derby against Fenerbahçe, will also miss the match against Konyaspor.
THE 4TH MEETING OF THE TWO TEAMS THIS SEASON
The two teams will meet for the 4th time this season. The yellow-red team defeated their opponent 2-1 away and 1-0 at home in the Trendyol Super League, where they faced each other twice. The match in the group stage of the Turkey Cup ended in a 0-0 draw.
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