Galatasaray was the guest of Siltaş Yapı Pendikspor in the 14th week of Trendyol Super League.
The yellow-reds won the field 2-0 with the goals they scored in the second half.
Galatasaray’s goals were scored by Bakambu and Ziyech.
After this result, the yellow-reds increased their points to 37 and took the lead after the match.
Pendikspor remained at 13 points.
MINUTES FROM THE MATCH:
Galatasaray came effective in the 35th minute. Receiving the ball in the midfield, Ziyech passed his opponents and saw Tete moving into the penalty area from the right wing. After this player controlled the ball in the penalty area, his hard shot was deflected by goalkeeper Erdem Canpolat for the corner.
In the 42nd minute, in Pendikspor, Romero’s corner kick from the left wing was hit by Vukovic, who rose well to the ball at the back post, and the ball returned to the field of play from the crossbar.
In the 44th minute, Kerem Aktürkoğlu received the ball on the left wing and crossed the ball into the penalty area. Ziyech, who was available on the right diagonal of the penalty area, hit the ball without waiting, but Sequeira defended the ball.
The first half of the match ended 0-0.
In the 57th minute, Oliveira caught the ball on the left wing and Ziyech tried to head the ball in the penalty area, but the ball remained with Erdem Canpolat.
In the 59th minute, Barış Alper Yılmaz took the ball from the left wing and hit it hard from the right diagonal outside the penalty area, but goalkeeper Erdem Canpolat controlled the ball.
Galatasaray came effective with Ziyech in the 63rd minute. Receiving the ball on the left wing, Barış Alper Yılmaz made a hard shot from outside the penalty area after passing his opponent and the ball bounced off the defense. Finding the bouncing ball in front of him, Ziyech hit it hard from the left diagonal outside the penalty area, but the ball went out next to the post.
Galatasaray’s goal came in the 69th minute. Goalkeeper Erdem Canpolat bounced the ball from Mertens’ hard shot from the left diagonal outside the penalty area. Bakambu, who rose well in the penalty area to the returning ball, headed the ball into the net: 0-1.
Galatasaray increased the difference to 2 in the 82nd minute. Receiving the ball in the midfield with Torreira’s pass, Ziyech hit the ball hard from distance and the ball hit the net: 0-2.
In the 90+3rd minute, Kerem Aktürkoğlu took charge of the free kick won from the left wing of Galatasaray. The ball that this player sent directly to the goal went out of the crossbar.
KEREM AKTÜRKOĞLU AT 11 AFTER 2 MATCHES
Okan Buruk let national star Kerem Aktürkoğlu play in the first 11 after 2 matches.
Kerem, one of the most consistent players of the team for the last 2 seasons, did not play in the first 11 in the match against Corendon Alanyaspor in the 13th week of the league because he wanted to rest. Kerem also waited among the reserves in the Manchester United match.
The coach of the yellow-red team assigned Kerem to the first 11 after 2 matches on the left wing, unlike the number 10 position he used throughout this season.
ICARDI IS THE FOCUS OF CHILDREN’S ATTENTION
Galatasaray’s Argentinian star Mauro Icardi attracted great attention from the children who attended the ceremony before the match.
Children who came to the ceremony holding the players’ hands surrounded Icardi after the National Anthem was sung. Icardi, who encountered similar behavior in many stadiums, paid close attention to the children who hugged him.
BALCONIES TURNED INTO TRIBUNES
Many football fans watched the Pendikspor-Galatasaray match from nearby balconies and windows.
The ground of the boutique stadium with a capacity of 1960 people in Pendik is clearly visible from the balconies and windows of the surrounding buildings. Football fans who did not come to the stadium for the match watched the match from these buildings.
