Galatasaray and Fatih Karagümrük draws a crazy match 3-3 on Sunday. HIGHLIGHTS

İSTANBUL. Galatasaray and Fatih Karagümrük played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 3-3.

April 24, 2023

İSTANBUL. Galatasaray and Fatih Karagümrük played an incredible match before drawing 3-3. Galatasaray was truly superior in terms of ball possession (64%)

Mauro Icardi didn’t score a decisive penalty (67′). That would have allowed Galatasaray to win the match.

The match was played at the NEF Stadyumu stadium in İstanbul on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Volkan Bayarslan with the assistance of Erdem Bayık and Esat Sancaktar. The 4th official was Murat Erdoğan. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.6 degrees Celsius or 52.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.

Match Statistics

Galatasaray

3 - 3

Fatih Karagümrük

! 65 Ball Possession 35

Shots

24 Total 7
9 On Target 3
8 Off Target 2
7 Shots blocked 2

132 Attack 70
110 Dangerous attack 42
72 Ball safe 71

2 Penalties 0
5 Corners 4

Fouls

14 Total 14
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Galatasaray had a superior ball possession 64% while Fatih Karagümrük was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Galatasaray was putting more pressure with 110 dangerous attacks and 24 shots of which 9 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Galatasaray to win the match.

Galatasaray shot 24 times, 9 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Fatih Karagümrük shot 7 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Galatasaray didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Fatih Karagümrük received 3 yellow cards (L. Nicholas, Levent Mercan and Ibrahim Dresevic).

Match Timeline

Kerem Aktürkoğlu(goal)Sacha Boey

18'

27'

31'

44'

Sérgio Oliveira(penalty)

45'

48'

Lawrence Nicholas - Yellow

Mauro Icardi- sub ->Nicolò Zaniolo

60'

Mauro Icardi- missed penaltyMauro Icardi

67'

73'

Adnan Uğur- sub ->L. Nicholas

73'

78'

80'

85'

Levent Mercan - Yellow

90'

Salih Dursun- sub ->Davide Biraschi

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Galatasaray will have 70 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Fatih Karagümrük will have 41 points to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Galatasaray will host İstanbul Başakşehir on the 8th of May with a 14-7 head to head statistic in favor of Galatasaray (8 draws).

Fatih Karagümrük will play away agasint Trabzonspor on the 22nd of May with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Trabzonspor (1 draw).

Galatasaray – Formation

Galatasaray

Fernando Muslera 1.Uruguay

6.0

Abdülkerim Bardakcı 42.Turkey

6.9

Sam Adekugbe 32.Canada

6.7

90'

Victor Nelsson 25.Denmark

6.5

Sacha Boey 93.France

8.1

80'

Sérgio Oliveira 27.Portugal

6.8

90'

45'

Milot Rashica 26.Kosovo

6.9

Lucas Torreira 5.Uruguay

7.0

Dries Mertens 10.Belgium

7.0

78'

Kerem Aktürkoğlu 7.Turkey

8.4

Nicolò Zaniolo 17.Italy

6.7

60'

Substitutes

Okan Kocuk 34.Turkey

K. Karataş 88.Turkey

Kaan Ayhan 23.Turkey

Léo Dubois 2.France

90'

Juan Mata 64.Spain

90'

F. Midtsjø 6.Norway

Berkan Kutlu 22.Turkey

Mauro Icardi 99.Argentina

5.8

60'

Yunus Akgün 11.Turkey

6.4

78'

Y. Demir 30.Austria

Galatasaray started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Okan Buruk decided to play with the following team: Fernando Muslera (6.0), Sacha Boey (8.1), Victor Nelsson (6.5), Abdülkerim Bardakçı (6.9), Sam Adekugbe (6.7), Lucas Torreira (7.0), Sérgio Oliveira (6.8), Milot Rashica (6.9), Dries Mertens (7.0), Kerem Aktürkoğlu (8.4) and Nicolò Zaniolo (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Juan Mata, Mauro Icardi (5.8), Fredrik Midtsjø, Kâzımcan Karataş, Yunus Akgün (6.4), Kaan Ayhan, Léo Dubois, Okan Kocuk, Berkan Kutlu and Yusuf Demir.

Galatasaray could not rely on the presence of Léo Dubois (injured).

Substitutions

Galatasaray made 4 changes: Nicolò Zaniolo for Mauro Icardi (60′), Dries Mertens for Yunus Akgün (78′), Sam Adekugbe for Léo Dubois (90′) and Sérgio Oliveira for Juan Mata (90′).

Best player: Kerem Aktürkoğlu

The player that probably impressed the most for Galatasaray was Kerem Aktürkoğlu.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 38 passes (73% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 8 crosses.

Fatih Karagümrük – Formation

Fatih Karagümrük

Batuhan Şen 1.Turkey

7.6

Davide Biraschi 4.Italy

6.2

90'

I. Drešević 5.Kosovo

7.0

90'

Rayyan Baniya 99.Tunisia

6.1

Levent Mercan 18.Germany

6.4

85'

Andrea Bertolacci 91.Italy

7.2

78'

Magomed Ozdoev 27.Russia

6.9

Lawrence Nicholas 24.Nigeria

6.3

73'

48'

Saba Lobjanidze 7.Georgia

6.5

73'

Fabio Borini 16.Italy

8.2

27', 31'

Mbaye Diagne 9.Senegal

7.1

18'

Substitutes

Muzaffer Cem Kablan 23.Turkey

Bruno Rodrigues 6.Portugal

6.2

78'

Salih Dursun 54.Turkey

90'

Ebrima Colley 19.Gambia

6.5

73'

K. Frei 11.Turkey

Burak Kapacak 22.Turkey

Adnan Uğur 77.Belgium

6.1

73'

S. Onur 17.Turkey

Adem Ljajić 10.Serbia

Colin Kazim-Richards 13.Turkey

Fatih Karagümrük started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Andrea Pirlo played with: Batuhan Ahmet Şen (7.6), Davide Biraschi (6.2), Rayyan Baniya (6.1), Ibrahim Drešević (7.0), Münir Levent Mercan (6.4), Andrea Bertolacci (7.2), Anwan Lawrence (6.3), Magomed Ozdoev (6.9), Saba Lobjanidze (6.5), Mbaye Diagne (7.1) and Fabio Borini (8.2).

These were the players on the bench: Ebrima Colley (6.5), Kerim Frei, Burak Kapacak, Bruno Rodrigues (6.2), Muzaffer Cem Kablan, Salih Dursun, Adnan Ugur (6.1), Colin Kazim-Richards, Samed Onur and Adem Ljajić.

Substitutions

Fatih Karagümrük made 4 changes: L. Nicholas for Adnan Ugur (73′), Saba Lobjanidze for Ebrima Colley (73′), Andrea Bertolacci for Bruno Rodrigues (78′) and Davide Biraschi for Salih Dursun (90′).