Galatasaray makes a statement in Kayseri

Galatasaray, having won its first two matches in the Super Lig, faced Kayserispor away in the 3rd week.

Galatasaray won the match 4-0. Eren Elmalı left his mark on the game with goals in the 36th and 46th minutes. 

Eren Elmalı, who had previously scored 1 goal in 136 matches in the Super Lig, has scored 3 goals in 3 weeks this season.

The final goals of the match came from Victor Osimhen in the 86th minute and Sane in the 90+2nd minute. 

With this result, Galatasaray has risen to 9 points after 3 matches. Kayserispor remains at 1 point. 

MINUTES FROM THE MATCH

In the 9th minute, Torreira's powerful shot from about 25 meters hit the goalpost and returned to the field of play. The defense cleared the rebound.

In a Galatasaray attack in the 27th minute, Bilal Beyazıt closed the angle on a shot by Sane, who was running onto a pass sent behind the defense by Yunus Akgün, and cleared the ball with his feet.

Galatasaray took the lead in the 36th minute. Following a pass from Yunus Akgün, who moved rapidly through the opponent's half with the ball he received in his own half, Sane entered the penalty area from the right diagonal and fired a shot that was parried by Bilal Beyazıt. Eren Elmalı, following the play well, sent the ball into the net with a single touch: 0-1.

In the 39th minute, from a corner kick taken by Kayserispor, Opoku made a run into the penalty area and headed the ball at the back post, but it went just wide.

In the 46th minute, Eren Elmalı, who made a run into the penalty area on a cross from Sane, scored with a header. Eren Elmalı, who had previously scored 1 goal in 136 matches in the Super Lig, has scored 3 goals in 3 weeks this season.

In the 86th minute, Osimhen scored his team's 3rd goal. Osimhen scored from an easy position following a low cross from Zaniolo. 

Barış Alper Yılmaz was not in the match squad

National footballer Barış Alper Yılmaz, who started the season well for Galatasaray, was not included in the squad for the Kayserispor match by the decision of the technical staff and management.

The national player managed to contribute directly to 4 of the 6 goals his team has scored this season with a performance of 3 goals and 1 assist in the matches he played in the first two weeks of the league.

OSIMHEN IN THE STARTING 11 FOR THE FIRST TIME

Galatasaray's striker Victor Osimhen started in the 11 for the first time this season.

Osimhen, who was not in the squad for the first week against Gaziantep FK due to a lack of training, had met with the fans after entering the game in the 61st minute of the Fatih Karagümrük match, which he started on the bench.

Kayserispor Coach Markus Gisdol made 3 changes to his starting 11 compared to the RAMS Başakşehir match.

Gisdol fielded Ramazan Civelek, Dorukhan Toköz, and Benes in place of Mane, Ackah, and Hosseini, who were in the starting 11 for the RAMS Başakşehir match.

The Kayseri team took the field with Bilal Bayazıt, Gökhan Sazdağı, Denswil, Jung, Carole, Dorukhan Toköz, Benes, Ramazan Civelek, Mendes, Cardoso, and Opoku.

News Source: 12punto