Galatasaray defeated Trabzonspor 2-0 in the second week of Trendyol Super League.
The yellow-red team started the match well in front of 46 thousand 295 spectators at RAMS Park and kept the control of the game. Galatasaray finished the first half 1-0 ahead with the goal scored by Mauro Icardi in the 23rd minute of the match.
The home team, who kept the game under control for a long time in the second half, could not find the goal they were looking for in this section. Although there was pressure from Trabzonspor in the last minutes, Icardi, 90+3. He took the stage once more in the second minute and determined the score of the match: 2-0.
With this result, the yellow-red team got their first win in the league, where they finished the first week with a 0-0 draw.
Trabzonspor, which started the season with a win, was defeated for the first time.
Icardi picks up where it left off
Galatasaray’s Argentine star Mauro Icardi continues to score goals.
Icardi, who aired the nets 22 times in 24 Super League matches last season in the yellow-red team, scored his first goal in the 2nd league match this season. The star football player, who found another goal in the extension part of the match, determined the score of the match.
The 30-year-old striker, who was happy to score in the match where they defeated Slovenia’s Olimpija Ljubljana team 1-0 in the UEFA Champions League 3rd Qualifying Round rematch, managed to air the nets in 2 consecutive matches.
Icardi loves big games
Matches with Mauro Icardi, Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe and Trabzospor were not empty.
The Argentine football player played in two derby matches each Beşiktaş and Fenerbahçe last season, and played in a single match against Trabzonspor. The star scorer, who blew the nets in all of the aforementioned matches, scored 3 goals for the black-whites, 2 goals for the yellow-dark blue players, and 1 goal for the burgundy-blue ones.
Icardi, who played his first big game this season with Trabzonspor, is 23 and 90+3. It continued its tradition by airing the nets in minutes.
Defense does not allow
The yellow-red team closed their goal in the last 5 official matches.
Galatasaray, who played the 6th official match of this season, saw only 2 goals in his castle. The yellow-red team, who drew 2-2 with Zalgiris in the first match of the UEFA Champions League 2nd Qualifying Round, scored 7 goals in the next 5 fights and did not allow their opponents to score.
Yellow cards for appeal
The majority of yellow cards in Galatasaray resulted from the players’ objections to the referee’s decisions.
The yellow-red players, who did not like the decisions of the referee Atilla Karaoğlan in the struggle, often objected. The yellow cards of football player Mauro Icardi, Sergio Oliveira and Fernando Muslera, as well as coach Okan Buruk, came without objection to the referee’s decisions.
Angelino saw the only yellow card in Galatasaray due to his position.
Torreira blocks own goals on the line
Yellow-red football player Lucas Torreira scored a goal with his intervention on the line.
In the corner used in the 67th minute of the match, the ball was caught by Sergio Oliveira on the right diagonal inside the penalty area. In this player’s kick, he hit Torreira on the leather round line and went into the net.
The ball, which the Uruguayan football player in the offside position unintentionally touched and went into the nets, did not gain the value of a goal.
Winner “triple” from Icardi
After the match, Mauro Icardi shot the “trio” of victory.
Galatasaray football players celebrated 3 points with their supporters after the final whistle of the match. The “trio” of victory, which has become a classic among the yellow-red people, was made by the Argentine striker, who became a star with 2 goals.
Trezeguet hospitalized
Trabzonspor’s Egyptian attacker Trezeguet was injured.
In the 50th minute of the match, the 28-year-old football player, who was injured in the double struggle with Sacha Boey, left the field on a stretcher. Trezeguet, who suffered from rib problems, was taken directly to the hospital by ambulance.
The game stopped when the ball burst
The explosion of the ball while the game was flowing in the competition created an interesting image.
In the first half of the match, Sacha Boey noticed that the ball exploded during his fight with Trezeguet. The French football player crushed it by pressing on the leather circle.
Referee Atilla Karaoğlan continued the game with a jump ball after the ball was changed.