Galatasaray knows no obstacles. The yellow-red team added a new one to their victories by beating Ümraniyespor 3-2. Falling back twice in the tough struggle and experiencing great shock, Galatasaray achieved victory with Mauro Icardi’s critical goals in the second half. Which Kredi Ümraniyespor’s goals were scored by Umut Nayir in the 11th minute and Oğuz Gürbulak in the 39th minute. The host Galatasaray scored his first goal with Abdulkerim Bardakcı in the 32nd minute and held on to the match. Turning the penalty shot won in the 60th minute into a goal, Icardi took the stage once again in the 80th minute and gave his team a golden win.
MORALE FOUND BEFORE TRABZON DERBY
Durel Avounou was out of the game with a second yellow card in the 77th minute. This played an important role in Galatasaray’s victory. With this result, Galatasaray increased the gap between Fenerbahçe and its closest follower to 7 once again. He found great morale before the Trabzonspor derby to be played on Sunday. In addition, the Ümraniye victory brought new records with it. Under the management of Okan Buruk, Galatasaray won 11 consecutive matches in a season for the first time in the history of the Super League. Buruk managed to surpass Mustafa Denizli’s record of 13 wins. He became the coach with the most wins in a season.
PASSED LAST SEASON IN 25 MATCHES
Galatasaray started last season with Fatih Terim, and when things didn’t go well, Domenec Torrent took over the team. However, it did not live up to expectations. The yellow-red team, which was able to win 19 wins in 53 official matches last season, played 25 official matches under the management of Okan Buruk this season and left last year in the shade with 20 victories.
TWO TOUCH FROM BURUK
Galatasaray, who took the field as the favorite against Ümraniye, remained below expectations in the first half. Ümraniyespor’s effective football was also effective in this. While the guest team in the last row of the league came to the goal of the yellow-red team in waves, especially Geraldo turned Emre Taşdemir’s wing to the corridor. He also assisted in Umut’s goal. Rashica also fell short of expectations in the first 45 minutes. Keen coach Okan Buruk, who was not satisfied with the progress, drew these two players to the club, and last week’s successful names Leo Dubois and Yunus Akgün were put on the field and these changes paid off.
LION OF ISTANBUL
Galatasaray became the winner of all 8 matches played with Istanbul teams this season. The yellow-red team beat Ümraniyespor 3-2 and 1-0, Fenerbahçe 3-0, Beşiktaş 2-1, Başakşehir 7-0, Fatih Karagümrük 2-0, Kasımpaşa 3- 2 and beat Istanbulspor with 2-1 scores.
MUSLERA IS GOVERNMENT AGAIN
Fernando Muslera, who did not lose his form even after years in Galatasaray, did not neglect to leave his mark on the Ümraniyespor match. The Uruguayan glove, who was not demoralized despite seeing two goals in his castle, was the name that kept his team alive by not allowing 3 critical positions. Muslera missed Onur Ayık’s kick in the 7th minute. At 16, he blocked Avounou’s high five in two moves. At 36, he did not pass the same player once again. In the second half, he stood upright in his castle and celebrated the victory wildly.
CHANGE IN DEFENSE
Galatasaray Coach Okan Buruk made some changes in the first 11 of the Ümraniyespor match. Experienced coach changed 3 names from the team that passed Giresunspor 4-0 away the previous week. While Abdülkerim Bardakcı, whose card penalty has expired, returned to his position in the defense, Emin Bayram went to the bench.
BARIS ALPER BROKEN SEVEN
Buruk rewarded Rashica, who later entered the game in Giresun away and decorated his effective football with a goal; Barış Alper stepped aside. He gave the Kosovar player a task in the starting 11. Buruk, who had to drive at least 3 locals to the field, preferred Emre Taşdemir. Dubois, stuck at the foreign border, also went to the bench.
KAAN AYHAN WAS IN THE TRIBUNE
In addition to the new transfer Kaan Ayhan in Galatasaray, Mathias Ross and Yusuf Demir were not included in the 21-man match squad. Kaan followed the match from the stands. Yesterday, Okan Kocuk, Leo Dubois, Fredrik Midtsjö, Yunus Akgün, Bafetimbi Gomis, Berkan Kutlu, Emin Bayram, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Juan Mata and Kazımcan Karataş waited as substitutes.
RED CARD TO AVOUNOU
Ümraniyespor, who made a show against Galatasaray in the first half, lost Avounou, the successful name of the field, in the second half. Congolese midfielder, who received a yellow card in the first half, pulled Lucas Torreira from behind in the 77th minute, and the double yellow was out of the game. Avounou, experiencing great sadness, left the field with slow steps.