Galatasaray wins the heated derby: Beşiktaş suffers its first defeat

Galatasaray and Beşiktaş faced off in the derby match played in the 10th week of the Süper Lig.

Galatasaray found the opening goal in the 13th minute of the match played at RAMS Park. From a free kick taken by Gabriel Sara, the Yellow-Reds' Colombian center-back Davinson Sanchez headed the ball into the net to give his team a 1-0 lead.

The first half of the match concluded with Galatasaray leading 1-0.

In the 51st minute of the match, Galatasaray's Kaan Ayhan could not continue due to an injury and was replaced by Elias Jelert.

The Yellow-Reds extended the lead to 2 in the 67th minute of the match. Rising well to a free kick taken by Gabriel Sara, Victor Osimhen scored with a header to make the score 2-0.

In the 90+4th minute, during a fast-developing attack, Ernest Muçi scored a spectacular goal to narrow the gap to 1.

There were no further goals in the remainder of the match, and Galatasaray, maintaining its lead, left the pitch with a 2-1 victory, continuing its reign at the top of the league.

With this victory, 'Cimbom' extended its winning streak in the league to 3 matches and maintained its lead with 28 points.

Beşiktaş, which lost for the first time this season and saw its unbeaten streak come to an end, sits in 4th place with 20 points on goal difference.

Galatasaray will have a bye in the 11th week of the league, while the 'Black Eagles' will host Kasımpaşa at home.

MERTENS REACHES A CENTURY

Galatasaray's experienced player Dries Mertens played his 100th official match for the Yellow-Red club in the Beşiktaş derby.

As Galatasaray faced Beşiktaş at home in the 10th week of the Süper Lig, the Belgian player Dries Mertens reached the 'century' mark for the Yellow-Reds.

Starting the match on the bench, Mertens entered the game in the 82nd minute, replacing Victor Osimhen, and played his 100th official match for the Yellow-Reds.

Having joined in the summer transfer window of 2022, Mertens has played 76 matches in the Süper Lig, 13 in the UEFA Champions League group and qualifying stages, 5 in the UEFA Europa League, 4 in the Turkish Cup, and 2 in the TFF Süper Cup.

BECAME THE ASSIST KING

Contributing significantly to his team with his assists alongside the goals he scored, Mertens topped the list in this category with 16 assists in the Süper Lig during the 2023-2024 season.

BEŞİKTAŞ'S UNBEATEN STREAK ENDS

Beşiktaş's unbeaten status in the league ended after they were defeated 2-1 by Galatasaray away in the derby match of the 10th week of the Süper Lig.

With this result, the Eagles' unbeaten title also came to an end. Up until this match, Beşiktaş had achieved 6 wins and 2 draws in the league. The Black-and-White team suffered its first defeat in the league against Galatasaray.

Beşiktaş manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst, meanwhile, earned the title of the manager with the longest unbeaten streak (8) in his first season among those who have served the Black-and-White team since the 26-match unbeaten streak achieved by Mircea Lucescu in the 2002-2003 season.

News Source: 12punto