Galatasaray Football Team lost 2-1 to Sturm Graz team of this country in the first friendly match in the Austrian camp.
Galatasaray took the lead in the 7th minute. Oğulcan Çağlayan, who met the ball behind the defense with Emre Akbaba’s heel pass, brought the leather ball together with the nets from the far corner in the position where he faced the goalkeeper.
Sturm Graz tied in the 54th minute. Hojlund, who met the ball behind the penalty point in the middle made by Gazibegovic from the right, sent the round leather ball into the nets with a hard hit: 1-1
Sturm Graz took the lead in the 57th minute. Hierlander, who found the ball in front of him on the right diagonal, which Abdülkerim Bardakcı could not clear in the penalty area, saw Horvat next to him. Horvat also handed the leather ball to Hojlund, who was on the penalty spot. This football player also sent the ball to the nets with his smooth kick: 2-1
There was no other goal in the remaining time and Galatasaray lost 2-1 in the first friendly match.
OKAN BURUK’S FIRST MATCH
Galatasaray played its first game under the management of coach Okan Buruk.
Okan Buruk, who played in the yellow-red team for many years and was brought to the coaching position for the new season, gave his first test in the friendly match played with Sturm Graz.
Abdülkerim Bardakcı, the new transfer of Galatasaray, played his first match under the yellow-red jersey.
LATE PARTICIPANTS DID NOT PLAY IN THE MATCH
The players who participated in the preparations for the new season late, because they served in the national teams in Galatasaray, did not play in the match.
Yellow-red players Fernando Muslera, Victor Nelsson, Alexandru Cicaldau, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Yunus Akgün, Berkan Kutlu and Mustafa Muhammed, as well as the new transfer Kazımcan Karataş, were not included in the squad of the match.
HIGH ATTENTION FROM EXHIBITION FANS
Expatriate fans showed great interest in the friendly match between Galatasaray and Sturm Graz.
Yellow-red fans living in Austria and surrounding countries came to Graz for the match. The fans, who completely filled the stands reserved for them in the Mercury Arena, supported their teams with their cheers.
It was announced that 7 thousand 562 ticketed spectators followed the match.