Galatasaray eliminated from the cup after 2-0 defeat to Gençlerbirliği

The goals that secured the round for Gençlerbirliği, managed by Volkan Demirel, were scored by Fıratcan Üzüm in the 51st minute and Traore in the 83rd minute. Gençlerbirliği has reached the semifinals of the Turkish Cup for the first time in 15 years.

Uğurcan Çakır, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, and Gabriel Sara were not included in the Galatasaray squad. Günay Güvenç, Kaan Ayhan, and Renato Nhaga returned to the starting 11 after 8 matches. Players not in the squad followed the match from the stands.

Günay whistled after conceding a mistake-prone goal

Goalkeeper Günay Güvenç, who let the ball slip through his hands on the second goal conceded by Galatasaray, was visibly devastated. The fans in the stands whistled at Günay in the final minutes of the match. The experienced goalkeeper could not hold back his tears when he was called to the stands at the end of the match.

Volkan Demirel celebrated his team's second goal with great enthusiasm.

Ahmet Kutucu whistled

The 26-year-old yellow-red forward Ahmed Kutucu had started in all Turkish Cup matches this season. Ahmet Kutucu, who was replaced by Barış Alper in the 56th minute, was whistled by a section of the crowd.

Victor Osimhen, who has recovered from his injury, returned to the pitch in the 78th minute after 35 days, making his comeback to the team.

News Source: 12punto