Our Galatasaray hosted Gaziantep FK at Ali Sami Yen Sports Complex RAMS Park in the 18th week of the Trendyol Super League 2025/26 Season.
The match ended in a 1-1 draw. While Barış Alper Yılmaz (84′) scored our goal, the guest team’s goal came from Bayo (73′).
Before the match, our football player Davinson Sanchez was presented with a plaque and a specially prepared jersey by President Dursun Aydın Özbek, in memory of his 100th match in Galatasaray.
Galatasaray XI: Uğurcan Çakır, Roland Sallai, Davinson Sanchez, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Eren Elmalı, Mario Lemina, İlkay Gündoğan, Leroy Sane, Yunus Akgün, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Mauro Icardi
Gaziantep FK XI: Zafer, Luis Perez, Arda, Mujakic, Melih, Sangare, Ogün, Yusuf, Maxim, Draguş, Bayo
While the first minutes of the match were at a low tempo, Draguş kicked the ball out after the guest team took a corner kick in the 7th minute.
In our first serious attack, Barış brought the ball from the left wing with exquisite tricks and Yunus’s shot went over the top.
In the 18th minute, during the free kick we took with Sane, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, who was on the front line of the goal area, headed the ball, but the referee Oğuzhan Çakır pointed out that a foul was committed on goalkeeper Zafer and gave a foul in favor of our opponent.
Icardi headed the ball to the corner kick taken by Barış, but the ball hit the defense and went out. In the continuation of the position, Lemina’s shot went narrowly out of the corner kick taken by Barış.
Icardi took the ball from İlkay and shot over the penalty area line, but could not make the shot he wanted. Our Argentinian player headed the ball to Sane’s cross from the right wing, but could not find the target.
In the 29th minute, Gaziantep FK repeatedly created danger in our goal. Maxim’s corner kick from the right side was headed by Mujakic in front of the goal area, but Uğurcan deflected the ball. Reaching the ball again in the continuation of the position, Maxim crossed once again. When Sangare headed the ball into the far corner, the ball was caught by Uğurcan.
In the 30th minute, Eren’s hard shot deflected the ball from the defense. In the corner kick we took from the left wing, Sane crossed with his left foot and the defense cleared the ball at the front post.
The defense cleared the ball that Abdülkerim Bardakcı sent into the penalty area with his left foot from the middle of the opponent’s half.
The first half of the match ended in a goalless draw.
In the first minutes of the second half, our opponent came to our goal with Baho. In the fast attack, Bayo touched the ball in the position where he was facing Uğurcan; In defense, Uğurcan cleared the ball that bounced off Sanchez, and then Sanchez cleared the danger.
After the tension between Barış and Nazım Sanagare, the referee of the match showed both players a yellow card in the 53rd minute.
We came very close to scoring in the 58th minute. Icardi’s header went over the top of Abdülkerim’s cross into the penalty area. Receiving the ball in the penalty area, Barış’s shot went out. Leroy Sane received the ball on the right diagonal of the penalty area, and the ball passed everyone and went out.
In the 67th minute, Icardi took Lemina’s pass and shot as soon as he entered the penalty area; In defense, Arda got the ball at the last moment and we could not take advantage of the position.
Guest team player Perez, who stopped our fast attack with Eren with a foul, received a yellow card in the 70th minute.
In the corner taken by Barış, Lemina headed the ball in front of the goal, and goalkeeper Zafer did not allow the goal with his save.
The guest team took the lead in the 73rd minute. After Yusuf’s shot, the ball bounced off Abdülkerim. Then, Bayo found the ball in front of him and shot the ball into the net from the near corner.
In our team, Eren Elmalı was replaced by Kazımcan Karataş.
Mauro Icardi was given a yellow card in the 78th minute after committing a foul. In our team, İlkay Gündoğan left the game and was replaced by Ahmed Kutucu. Gassama’s shot from the guest team went out narrowly.
We found the equalizing goal in the 84th minute! In the throw-in from the left wing, Kazımcan sent the ball long into the penalty area, bouncing off the Gaziantep defense and landing in front of Barış, who was at the back post. Barış hit hard from close range and sent the ball between goalkeeper Zafer’s feet and into the net.
Abdülkerim’s header from Barış’s cross into the penalty area from the penalty spot was caught by goalkeeper Zafer.
In the 89th minute, Uğurcan took the ball out of the left corner with his header and did not allow the opponent to score at a critical moment. A 6-minute overtime was added to the end of the match.
Mario Lemina was punished with a yellow card in the 90+4th minute. 90+5. In the minute, guest team player Bayo’s shot went out narrowly. In the last minute of extra time, we couldn’t find the target on Sane’s shot from outside the penalty area. The fight ended 1-1.
After this match, we will prepare for the Atletico Madrid match we will play in the UEFA Champions League.
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