Super Lig: Galatasaray steals a draw versus İstanbul Başakşehir
İSTANBUL. Galatasaray was able to clinch a late draw against İstanbul Başakşehir with a late goal from M. Mohamed.
İSTANBUL. Galatasaray managed to capture a draw against İstanbul Başakşehir with a late goal from M. Mohamed scored in the (88′) after İstanbul Başakşehir got a lead with a goal from S. Okaka (20′). Galatasaray couldn’t win even though he was superior in terms of holding the ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the Vodafone Stadyumu stadium in İstanbul on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Zorbay Küçük who had the assistance of Ali Saygın Ögel and Candaş Elbil. The 4th official was Burak Şeker. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold around 5.5 degrees Celsius or 41.94 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 75%.
Match Statistics
Galatasaray was in firm control of the ball 58% while İstanbul Başakşehir was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Galatasaray was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Galatasaray to win the match.
Galatasaray shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the opposite side, İstanbul Başakşehir shot 5 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Galatasaray received 4 yellow cards (K. Akturkoglu, Marcao, D. Yedlin and A. Cicaldau). On the other side, İstanbul Başakşehir received 5 yellow cards (N. Chadli, Y. Ndayishimiye, F. Gulbrandsen, L. Duarte and M. Sengezer).
Also, İstanbul Başakşehir didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after L. Duarte (İstanbul Başakşehir) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
After this encounter, Galatasaray will have 23 points like Adana Demirspor to move up in the 10th place. On the opposite side, İstanbul Başakşehir will have 28 points to stay in the 4th place.
Match Events
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20'20'
S. Okaka
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21'21'
K. Akturkoglu
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23'23'
Marcao
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30'30'
D. Yedlin
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35'35'
N. Chadli
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53'53'
F. Gulbrandsen
N. Chadli
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53'53'
J. Caicara
O. Sahiner
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65'65'
O. Bayram
P. van Aanholt
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66'66'
Mostafa Mohamed
M. Diagne
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66'66'
O. Caglayan
D. Yedlin
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66'66'
H. Dervisoglu
S. Feghouli
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78'78'
L. Lima
H. A. Kaldirim
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78'78'
D. Aleksic
T. Cigerci
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84'84'
R. Babel
K. Akturkoglu
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87'87'
Y. Ndayishimiye
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88'88'
Mostafa Mohamed
O. Bayram
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90'90'
F. Gulbrandsen
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90'90'
L. Duarte
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90'90'
L. Duarte
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90'90'
A. Cicaldau
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90'90'
A. Epureanu
E. Visca
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90'90'
M. Sengezer
Next match
In the upcoming Super Lig match, Galatasaray will play away with Adana Demirspor on the 21st of December with a 0-0 head to head.
İstanbul Başakşehir will host Giresunspor on the 21st of December with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Galatasaray: Formation and Lineups
Galatasaray adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Fatih Terim chose to play with the following team: İsmail Çipe , DeAndre Yedlin , Victor Nelsson , Marcão , Patrick van Aanholt , Berkan Kutlu , Olimpiu Moruțan , Sofiane Feghouli , Alexandru Cicâldău , Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Mbaye Diagne .
Substitutes
Galatasaray made 5 changes: P. van Aanholt for O. Bayram (65′), M. Diagne for Mostafa Mohamed (66′), D. Yedlin for O. Caglayan (66′), S. Feghouli for H. Dervisoglu (66′) and K. Akturkoglu for R. Babel (84′).
Top player: Mostafa Mohamed
The player who no doubt impressed Galatasaray the most was Mostafa Mohamed.
His rating is with 1 goal, 8 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 66′.
İstanbul Başakşehir: Formation and Lineups
Also İstanbul Başakşehir adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the other side, Erdinç Sözer played with: Muhammed Şengezer , Ömer Ali Şahiner , Léo Duarte , Youssouf Ndayishimiye , Hasan Ali Kaldırım , Tolga Ciğerci , Edin Višća , Mahmut Tekdemir , Berkay Özcan , Nacer Chadli and Stefano Okaka .
Substitutes
İstanbul Başakşehir made 5 changes: N. Chadli for F. Gulbrandsen (53′), O. Sahiner for J. Caicara (53′), H. A. Kaldirim for L. Lima (78′), T. Cigerci for D. Aleksic (78′) and E. Visca for A. Epureanu (90′).
Top player: Mahmut Tekdemir
The player who no doubt impressed İstanbul Başakşehir the most was Mahmut Tekdemir.
His rating is with 41 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 4.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig
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