Created Date: February 02, 2026 07:00
Hürriyet writer Fırat Aydınus evaluated the decisions of Adnan Deniz Kayatepe, the referee of the Galatasaray-Kayserispor match played last night in the 20th week of the Trendyol Super League.
The yellow-red team, which entered the week as the leader in the Super League, 3 points ahead of its closest follower, Fenerbahçe, hosted the 17th-ranked player from Kayseri at RAMS Park.
Galatasaray started the match well and took the lead 1-0 with Aaron Opoku’s own goal in the 7th minute. Controlling the game, “Cimbom” took a 2-0 lead into the halftime with Victor Osimhen’s penalty goal in the 26th minute. Without dominating the game in the second half, Galatasaray increased the difference to 3 with the goal scored by Gabriel Sara in the 60th minute. The goal scored by Mauro Icardi from the penalty spot in the extra time determined the score of the match: 4-0.
With this result, Galatasaray got its 15th victory in the league. “Cimbom”, which had 4 draws and one defeat in the past period, increased its points to 49. Thus, the yellow-reds increased their point difference with Fenerbahçe to 6 with more matches.
The yellow-dark blue team, struggling for the championship, will face Kocaelispor away tomorrow in the closing match of the 20th week.
THE YELLOWS AND PENALTY GIVEN TO EREN WERE CORRECT
Hürriyet writer Fırat Aydınus examined the decisions of the referee of the match, Adnan Deniz Kayatepe, in his column today.
Here is Aydınus’ evaluation;
· Playing his 12th match this season, Adnan Deniz Kayatepe’s minuses and shortcomings due to inexperience stood out as much as his pros.
A YELLOW CARD IS ENOUGH FOR EREN ELMALI
· Eren Elmalı’s foul on Cardozo in the 21st minute will not be a red card because he does not use his elbow as a weapon here. He has an uncontrolled movement towards his opponent while heading the ball. A yellow card is enough.
HE DID NOT LEAVE THE PENALTY TO VAR
· Bilal’s move towards Osimhen in the 24th minute was a penalty, the decision was correct, he made it without leaving it to VAR.
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IMAGES ARE NOT CLEAR
· The yellow card given to Lemina in the 34th minute is wrong. The images for the expected 2nd yellow position at 45+1 do not show whether there is an intervention or not. If there is contact from a different angle, it requires a 2nd yellow card.
THE SECOND PENALTY CAME WITH VAR
· Expecting the unexpected is an important criterion for a referee in the 90th minute penalty. It is correct to give a penalty decision for the ball that bounces from a distance of one meter in an open position and hits the arm that is not in a natural position. However, leaving this to VAR will give the referee a negative.
(Images taken from beIN Sports)
