Cagliari defeated 3-1 from Galatasaray to Linz in the first friendly of the tour. Over scored, but the Turks overturn the result. A pre-championship test that offers ideas for future work.
In Linz, Austria, Cagliari faced Galatasaray in a friendly preparation, the first of two challenges foreseen in the mini-tourée that precedes the return to Sardinia after the summer retreat of wooden bridge. The challenge ended 3-1 for the formation of Buruk. In goals Sallai, Yilmaz, Unyay.
Formations
For the commitment against Galatasaray, the technician Pisacane has outlined a specific tactical configuration, deploying a central defense made up of Deiola and Wieteska, with Zappa and Obert to guard the side lanes. The midfield was entrusted to the dynamism of Prati, flanked by Adopo and Liteta. Forward, the support for the Piccolo Punta was guaranteed by the speed and technique of Luvumbo and Zortea.
The first half
The initial phase of the meeting saw Galatasaray take the initiative, testing the rossoblù rearguard with insidious conclusions of Kutlu and Lemina already at the eighth minute, promptly neutralized by the intervention of Caprile. Cagliari, however, has shown its danger to the sixteenth minute, when an action of strength of Piccoli freed Luvumbo, whose conclusion was rejected with a valuable foot intervention by the goalkeeper Gunay. From the consequent corner kick, the rossoblù maneuver developed precisely: Zortea found space on the left and served a right outdoor cross that Adopo transformed into the net at the seventeenth minute, bringing the Sardinian formation ahead. The joy of the advantage immediately vanished, since just three minutes later, Galatasaray re -established equal with sallai, able to finalize a cross from the left with a precise left -handed. The Turkish team then completed overtaking in the thirtieth minute, when Baris Ylmaz capitalized an indecision of the Cagliari defensive department, overcoming Caprile on the assist of Jakobs. Despite the double disadvantage, Cagliari showed a decisive reaction, culminating in the fortieth minute with Luvumbo who, after a dribbling, kicked from inside the area, hitting the pole with its left -handed, touching the tie before the interval.
The recovery
The second fraction of the game kicked off with a replacement between the posts for Cagliari, with Radunovic that detected Caprile. Unfortunately, the stay in the field of the Serbian goalkeeper was very short: after just three minutes from his entrance, a physical problem forced him to abandon the pitch, giving way to Iliev. Galatasaray also operated changes, inserting Jelert and Uryay instead of Lemina and Frankowki. The third seal for the Turkish formation arrived at the fifty -sixth minute, when Uryay stuffed head on a free kick beaten by the right, consolidating the advantage of Galatasaray. Cagliari sought an immediate reaction and the sixty -another minute Zortea attempted the end of the head on a Zappa cross from the right, but the ball bounced on the weak side and ended outside. Despite the passive, the rossoblù have continued to seek the way to the opposing door with greater constancy, often proposing themselves in the Turkish half. A significant opportunity presented itself thanks to Idrissi, one of the players who took over, who with a depth shot served Borrelli, who was anticipated at the last moment face to face with the goalkeeper.