Galatasaray continues its league journey without a loss

Galatasaray breathed a sigh of relief by leaving the Adana Demirspor away game with a big win. Galatasaray, which was eliminated by Young Boys in the Champions League and criticized for its gameplay, defeated Adana Demirspor away with a score of 5-1.

Galatasaray's goals were scored by Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Dries Mertens, and Abdülkerim Bardakcı. One goal was an own goal by Adana Demirspor's Semih Güler. Adana Demirspor's only goal came from a penalty by Gravillon.

3 PENALTIES, 1 RED CARD

The referee pointed to the penalty spot 3 times during the match, but the ball only found the net in 1 of them. Tolga Kalender from Adana Demirspor was sent off with a red card in the 90th minute. 

ICARDI SHOCK

In Galatasaray, Mauro Icardi was injured and left the game in the 25th minute. In the statement made by the club, it was said, "Our player Mauro Icardi left the game due to a problem in his right posterior muscle after a strain in a position during the first half of the Adana Demirspor match."

GALATASARAY INCREASED ITS POINTS TO 9

With this result, Galatasaray, which has 3 wins in 3 matches in the league, increased its points to 9. Galatasaray's match against Gaziantep FK had been postponed due to the Champions League play-off match.

With the Adana Demirspor victory, Galatasaray achieved its 11th consecutive away win in the league.

MINUTES FROM THE MATCH

In the 9th minute of the match, Galatasaray took a 1-0 lead. In a long pass from Metehan Baltacı from his own half, goalkeeper Deniz Eren Dönmezer was hesitant to take control of the ball outside the penalty area, and Kerem Aktürkoğlu, who stepped in, hit the ball into the net: 0-1

In the 17th minute, goalkeeper Muslera took control of the ball in a shot by Ali Yavuz Kol, who entered the penalty area from the right diagonal.

In the 18th minute, Galatasaray increased the lead to 2. In a shot by Mertens from outside the penalty area on the right wing, the ball hit Semih Güler's foot and found the net: 0-2

In the 21st minute, Aymbetov, who met the ball sent behind the defense by Alioui and entered the penalty area from the right diagonal, hit a hard shot that passed goalkeeper Muslera and went out next to the far post.

In the 31st minute, Galatasaray reached the 3rd goal. In a sudden Galatasaray attack, Barış Alper Yılmaz, who met the ball with a through pass from Kerem Aktürkoğlu, who was in control of the ball in the midfield, hit the ball into the net: 0-3

In the 35th minute, Aymbetov, who saw Muslera leaving the penalty area, made a lob shot from above, and the ball, which was going into the empty net, bounced in front of the goal and went out.

In the 38th minute, Galatasaray increased the lead to 4. In a shot by Mertens, who met the ball on the other wing in a cross from the right wing inside the penalty area by Batshuayi, the ball found the net: 0-4

The visiting team finished the first half 4-0 ahead.

In the 46th minute, Michy Batshuayi, who met the ball in the penalty area with a pass from Dries Mertens, hit a shot from the right diagonal and the ball found the net, but the goal was disallowed due to offside.

In the 60th minute, Galatasaray brought the score to 5-0 with a header goal by Abdülkerim Bardakcı.

In the 67th minute, Adana Demirspor could not benefit from a penalty. Muslera did not allow Yusuf Sarı, who took the ball for the penalty kick, to score.

In the 79th minute, Adana Demirspor brought the score to 5-1 with a goal scored by Gravillon from a penalty.

In the 90th minute, Tolga Kalender from Adana Demirspor was sent off with a red card. Michy Batshuayi could not benefit from the penalty kick won.