In the Turkcell Super Cup semi-final, Galatasaray faced Trabzonspor at Gaziantep Stadium. The yellow-reds left the field with a clear 4-1 victory and advanced to the final.
Barış Alper Yılmaz opened the game in the 38th minute. Galatasaray took the lead with the goal of the national player and increased the difference in the extra time of the first half. 45+2. With Eren Elmalı shaking the net in the minute, the score became 2-0 and the first half ended with this result.
In the second half, Trabzonspor got hopeful with Felipe Augusto’s goal in the 55th minute and reduced the difference to one. However, this goal was not enough to stop Galatasaray. In the 63rd minute, Yunus Akgün took the stage and made the score 3-1.
The last word of the match came from Mauro Icardi in the 81st minute. With the goal of the Argentinian star, the difference increased to three again and the match ended with Galatasaray leading 4-1.
With this result, Galatasaray advanced to the finals of the Turkcell Super Cup. The opponent of the yellow-reds in the final will be clear after the other semi-final match between Samsunspor and Fenerbahçe.
MINUTES FROM THE MATCH
In the 9th minute, Sane’s cross, which came down to the last line from the right wing, bounced off the defense and Gabriel Sara’s header was caught by goalkeeper Onana.
In the 10th minute, Olaigbe received the ball on the left side of the penalty area after Muçi’s pass from the right wing, and his shot was deflected by goalkeeper Uğurcan after passing his opponent.
After the corner kick in the 17th minute, Muçi met with Pina’s pass, and his shot from the ground to the near corner went narrowly out.
In the 24th minute, Sallai received the ball on the right wing, headed towards the penalty area and shot from distance, but goalkeeper Onana deflected it to the corner.
In the 38th minute, Yunus received the ball in the penalty area with Sane’s deep pass on the right wing, and Barış Alper’s volley shot met the net at the back post. 1-0
45+2. In the sudden Galatasaray attack in the minute, Icardi received the pass from Yunus and passed it to Eren Elmalı, who ran to the penalty area. Eren’s hard shot from the left diagonal went into the net. 2-0
In the 48th minute, Barış Alper headed the long ball behind the defense and headed it, despite goalkeeper Onana and Batagov, hitting the post.
In the 52nd minute, Yunus entered the penalty area and Icardi’s shot from behind the penalty point narrowly went out.
In the 55th minute, Olaigbe, who was down to zero from the left wing, sent the ball in front of the goal, and Augusto’s only shot hit the net. 2-1
In the 61st minute, Augusto received the ball thrown behind the defense, passed it from the right of the penalty area in front of the goal, and Olaigbe’s shot went out from the side at the back post.
In the 63rd minute, after passing the ball to the opponent’s field with the ball caught by Barış Alper, Sane passed the ball past his opponents and hit the ball into the net with a single shot by Yunus. 3-1
Meeting on the left wing in the 68th minute, Olaigbe’s shot from the field after passing his opponents went narrowly out.
In the 74th minute, Barış Alper received the ball on the left wing, dribbled past his opponents and then shot into the far corner, but goalkeeper Onana stopped him at the last moment.
In the 75th minute, Zubkov received the ball in the opponent’s penalty area and after passing his opponent, Uğurcan reached out and headed for the corner.
In the 81st minute, Kazımcan’s pass from the left wing went to zero with Ahmed’s pass, and the ball went into the net with Icardi’s single touch. 4-1
In the 82nd minute, Ahmed Kutucu’s pass behind the defense met Icardi in the penalty area, and his shot was cleared by goalkeeper Onana with his feet.
HERE IS THE SUMMARY OF THE MATCH
SECOND WIN AGAINST TRABZONSPOR IN GAZİANTEP
Galatasaray won against Trabzonspor for the second time at Gaziantep Stadium.
Galatasaray, which beat Trabzonspor 3-0 in the Ziraat Turkish Cup final played in this stadium last season, also outperformed its opponent 4-1 in the Turkcell Super Cup match.
GALATASARAY HAS NOT LOSED TO ITS OPPONENT IN THE LAST 9 MATCHES
The yellow-red team has not been defeated in the last 9 official matches against Trabzonspor.
In the first half of the 2022-2023 season, Galatasaray played 7 Super League matches and one Ziraat Turkish Cup and Super Cup match with Trabzonspor, starting with a 0-0 draw. The yellow-reds had 7 wins and 2 draws in these competitions.
Galatasaray, which scored 22 times in the last 9 matches, conceded 6 goals.
TURKCELL WON THE FIRST MATCH IN THE NEW FORMAT OF THE SUPER CUP
The yellow-red team won the first match of the new format of the Turkcell Super Cup.
Galatasaray, which played its first match against Trabzonspor in the format played with four teams for the first time, left this competition with a victory.
MAURO ICARDI REACHED 10 GOALS
Galatasaray’s Argentine star Mauro Icardi scored his 10th goal this season.
The Argentinian striker brought the score to 4-1 with his shot in the 81st minute of the match.
Icardi netted opponents 10 times in 24 official matches this season.
BARIŞ ALPER YILMAZ INCREASED HIS NUMBER OF GOALS TO 5
Galatasaray’s national football player Barış Alper Yılmaz recorded his 5th goal this season.
Barış Alper, who played his 23rd match this season, scored the opponent’s net in the 38th minute of the match, allowing the team to take the lead 1-0.
EREN ELMALI RETURNED TO THE FIELD WITH A GOAL
Eren Elmalı, who completed the 45-day disqualification sentence given within the scope of the betting investigation, returned to the field with a goal.
Eren, 45+2 of the match. He scored the goal that made the score 2-0 against his former team with his shot in the minute. After his goal, Galatasaray fans chanted “Cimbom’s child Eren Elmalı”.
The young defender scored his 4th goal in his 16th match with the yellow-red jersey this season.
YUNUS-SANE COOPERATION BROUGHT A GOAL
Yunus Akgün made the score 3-1 in the 64th minute with a position prepared by Leroy Sane.
Receiving the ball after Barış Alper Yılmaz’s great effort, Sane entered the penalty area from the right diagonal and passed the ball to Yunus Akgün, who was near the penalty point. Yunus shook the net with his shot without waiting.
The national player scored his 6th goal in his 20th match this season.
ONANA QUICKLY CORRECTED HIS MISTAKE
Trabzonspor goalkeeper Andre Onana quickly made up for his mistake in the match.
In the 48th minute of the match, Barış Alper Yılmaz got behind the defense after Uğurcan Çakır’s long pass. After goalkeeper Onana failed, Barış Alper headed the ball towards the goal on the right side of the front line of the penalty area. Onana first prevented the position from becoming a goal by controlling the ball that hit the near post.