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
- ! 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
Standings
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 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
, Sacha Boey , Victor Nelsson , Abdülkerim Bardakçı , Sam Adekugbe , Lucas Torreira , Sérgio Oliveira , Milot Rashica , Dries Mertens , Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Nicolò Zaniolo .The home team had on the bench: Juan Mata, Mauro Icardi
, Fredrik Midtsjø, Kâzımcan Karataş, Yunus Akgün , 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
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 started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Andrea Pirlo played with: Batuhan Ahmet Şen
, Davide Biraschi , Rayyan Baniya , Ibrahim Drešević , Münir Levent Mercan , Andrea Bertolacci , Anwan Lawrence , Magomed Ozdoev , Saba Lobjanidze , Mbaye Diagne and Fabio Borini .These were the players on the bench: Ebrima Colley
, Kerim Frei, Burak Kapacak, Bruno Rodrigues , Muzaffer Cem Kablan, Salih Dursun, Adnan Ugur , 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′).
Best player: Fabio Borini
The player that probably impressed the most for Fatih Karagümrük was Fabio Borini.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 27 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.
- Gaziantep F.K. – Alanyaspor –
- Adana Demirspor – Kayserispor – 5-3
- Kasımpaşa – Konyaspor – 1-2
- Hatayspor – Ankaragücü –
- Galatasaray – Fatih Karagümrük – 3-3