Super Lig: Galatasaray conquers Fatih Karagümrük 2-0 on Friday
İSTANBUL. Galatasaray beats Fatih Karagümrük with a 2-0 win with a goal from E. Tasdemir (60') and a goal from J. Mata (85').
İSTANBUL. Galatasaray tops Fatih Karagümrük with a 2-0 win with a goal from E. Tasdemir (60′) and a goal from J. Mata (85′). Galatasaray was vastly superior ball possession (70%) was among the key factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı stadium in İstanbul on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Bahattin Şimşek who was helped by Kerem Ersoy and Mustafa Sönmez. The 4th official was Burak Şeker. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold around 14.5 degrees Celsius or 58.01 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 77%.
Match Statistics
Galatasaray was in firm control of the ball 70% while Fatih Karagümrük was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Galatasaray was more aggressive with 97 dangerous attacks and 34 shots of which 14 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Galatasaray won the match.
Fatih Karagümrük shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Galatasaray shot 34 times, 14 on target, 20 off target.
Cards
Fatih Karagümrük received 2 yellow cards (F. Borini and J. Durmaz). On the opposite side, Galatasaray received 1 yellow card (E. Bayram).
(Fatih Karagümrük) was sent out after receiving a red card in the (30′).
After this match, Fatih Karagümrük will stay with 12 points to stay in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Galatasaray will have 18 points to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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30'30'
A. Ugur
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42'42'
F. Borini
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46'46'
B. Yilmaz
K. Akturkoglu
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51'51'
E. Bayram (Goal Disallowed)
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60'60'
E. Tasdemir
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61'61'
S. Dursun
J. E. Kouassi
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75'75'
J. Mata
D. Mertens
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77'77'
J. Durmaz
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78'78'
E. Bayram
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81'81'
N. Anwan
J. Durmaz
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84'84'
Y. Akgun
M. Rashica
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84'84'
B. Gomis
M. Icardi
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85'85'
J. Mata
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90'90'
B. Kutlu
L. Torreira
Next match
In the upcoming Super Lig match, Fatih Karagümrük will play away with Antalyaspor on the 6th of November with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Antalyaspor (2 draws).
Galatasaray will host Beşiktaş on the 5th of November with a 17-13 head to head statistic in favor of Galatasaray (6 draws).
Fatih Karagümrük: Formation and Lineups
Fatih Karagümrük started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Andrea Pirlo chose to play with the following team: Emiliano Viviano , Davide Biraschi , Steven Caulker , Ibrahim Drešević , Caner Erkin , Jimmy Durmaz , Otabek Shukurov , Adnan Ugur , Jean Evrard Kouassi , Mbaye Diagne and Fabio Borini .
Substitutes
Fatih Karagümrük made 2 changes: J. E. Kouassi for S. Dursun (61′) and J. Durmaz for N. Anwan (81′).
Best player: Emiliano Viviano
The player that probably impressed the most for Fatih Karagümrük was the goalkeeper: Emiliano Viviano. His rating is 9.05. He performed 10 saves.
Galatasaray: Formation and Lineups
Galatasaray started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Okan Buruk played with: Fernando Muslera , Léo Dubois , Victor Nelsson , Emin Bayram , Emre Taşdemir , Lucas Torreira , Sérgio Oliveira , Milot Rashica , Dries Mertens , Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Mauro Icardi .
Substitutes
Galatasaray made 5 changes: K. Akturkoglu for B. Yilmaz (46′), D. Mertens for J. Mata (75′), M. Rashica for Y. Akgun (84′), M. Icardi for B. Gomis (84′) and L. Torreira for B. Kutlu (90′).
Top player: Sérgio Oliveira
The player who no doubt impressed Galatasaray the most was Sérgio Oliveira even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 61 passes (83% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 9 crosses.ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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