Super Lig: Galatasaray beats Antalyaspor 2-0 on Saturday
İSTANBUL. Galatasaray conquers Antalyaspor with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Feghouli (45') and a goal from K. Akturkoglu (52').
İSTANBUL. Galatasaray defeats Antalyaspor with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Feghouli (45′) and a goal from K. Akturkoglu (52′).
The match was played at the Vodafone Stadyumu stadium in İstanbul on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Ali Şansalan who was helped by Volkan Ahmet Narinç and Samet Çavuş. The 4th official was Abdullah Buğra Taşkınsoy. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 10.9 degrees Celsius or 51.57 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 71%.
Match Statistics
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Galatasaray was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Antalyaspor that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Antalyaspor was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyhow, Galatasaray succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Galatasaray shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Antalyaspor shot 11 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Galatasaray received 4 yellow cards (A. Kara, Marcao, K. Akturkoglu and O. Caglayan). On the other side, Antalyaspor received 3 yellow cards (Naldo, V. Sari and D. Milosevic).
After this match, Galatasaray will have 24 points to stay in the 12th place. On the other side, Antalyaspor will stay with 22 points like Giresunspor to stay in the 14th place.
Match Events
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21'21'
Naldo
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28'28'
A. Kara
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45'45'
S. Feghouli
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50'50'
Marcao
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52'52'
K. Akturkoglu
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55'55'
V. Sari
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64'64'
E. Crivelli
V. Sari
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64'64'
H. Ghacha
Amilton
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65'65'
H. Wright
P. Mukairu
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72'72'
G. Bayrakdar
D. Sinik
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74'74'
O. Morutan
H. Dervisoglu
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74'74'
E. Kilinc
S. Feghouli
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78'78'
K. Akturkoglu
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81'81'
D. Milosevic
S. Floranus
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84'84'
D. Milosevic
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86'86'
A. Ozturk
A. Kara
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86'86'
B. Yilmaz
K. Akturkoglu
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90'90'
A. Babacan
B. Kutlu
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90'90'
O. Caglayan
Next match
In the upcoming Super Lig match, Galatasaray will host Giresunspor on the 8th of January with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Galatasaray (0 draws).
Antalyaspor will play away against Göztepe on the 9th of January with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Göztepe (1 draw).
Galatasaray: Formation and Lineups
Galatasaray started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Fatih Terim chose to play with the following team: İsmail Çipe , Oğulcan Çağlayan , Victor Nelsson , Marcão , Patrick van Aanholt , Sofiane Feghouli , Aytaç Kara , Berkan Kutlu , Kerem Aktürkoğlu , Halil Dervişoğlu and Mostafa Mohamed .
Substitutes
Galatasaray made 5 changes: H. Dervisoglu for O. Morutan (74′), S. Feghouli for E. Kilinc (74′), A. Kara for A. Ozturk (86′), K. Akturkoglu for B. Yilmaz (86′) and B. Kutlu for A. Babacan (90′).
Top player: Mostafa Mohamed
The player who no doubt impressed Galatasaray the most was Mostafa Mohamed even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 25 passes (64% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 19. He hit the woodwork once times.
Antalyaspor: Formation and Lineups
Antalyaspor started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
On the opposite side, Alfons Groenendijk played with: Ruud Boffin , Veysel Sarı , Naldo , Fedor Kudryashov , Sherel Floranus , Bünyamin Balcı , Fredy , Güray Vural , Amilton da Silva , Doğukan Sinik and Paul Omo Mukairu .
Substitutes
Antalyaspor made 5 changes: V. Sari for E. Crivelli (64′), Amilton for H. Ghacha (64′), P. Mukairu for H. Wright (65′), D. Sinik for G. Bayrakdar (72′) and S. Floranus for D. Milosevic (81′).
Top player: Sherel Floranus
The player who no doubt impressed Antalyaspor the most was Sherel Floranus.
His rating is with 37 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 7.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig
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