İSTANBUL. Galatasaray overcomes Adana Demirspor 3-1. Galatasaray got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Sacha Boey (22′) and Kerem Aktürkoğlu (29′). Adana Demirspor tried to recover with a goal from M’Baye Niang (45′). Nevertheless, the match was closed by a penalty (90′) scored by Mauro Icardi for Galatasaray. Galatasaray took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Rams Global Stadium stadium in İstanbul on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Abdulkadir Bitigen with the support of Erdem Bayık and Mustafa Savranlar. The 4th official was Burak Pakkan. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.26 degrees Celsius or 46.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Standings

After playing this match, Galatasaray has 40 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Adana Demirspor will stays with 23 points like Trabzonspor and Kayserispor to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Galatasaray will play away with Sivasspor on the 17th of December with a 21-7 head to head record in favor of Galatasaray (6 draws).

Adana Demirspor will host İstanbulspor on the 17th of December with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Adana Demirspor (2 draws).

Galatasaray – Formation

Galatasaray adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Okan Buruk decided to play with the following team: Fernando Muslera (7.5), Sacha Boey (7.9), Victor Nelsson (6.7), Abdülkerim Bardakcı (7.5), Barış Alper Yılmaz (7.5), Kerem Demirbay (6.7), Lucas Torreira (7.3), Tetê (7.3), Dries Mertens (7.1), Kerem Aktürkoğlu (8.5) and Mauro Icardi (9.1).

The home team had on the bench: Angeliño, Eyüp Aydin, Wilfried Zaha (6.4), Günay Güvenc, Halil Dervişoğlu (7.5), Kaan Ayhan (7.0), Sérgio Oliveira (6.3), Kâzımcan Karataş, Tanguy Ndombélé and Cédric Bakambu (7.3).

Substitutions

Galatasaray made 5 changes: Kerem Demirbay for Kaan Ayhan (65′), Dries Mertens for Wilfried Zaha (65′), Lucas Torreira for Sérgio Oliveira (79′), Kerem Aktürkoğlu for Cédric Bakambu (78′) and Tetê for Halil Dervişoğlu (83′).

Player of the match: Mauro Icardi​

The player that probably impressed the most for Galatasaray was Mauro Icardi.

His rating is 9.1 with 1 goal, 17 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3.

Adana Demirspor – Formation

Also Adana Demirspor adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Patrick Kluivert played with: Shahrudin Mahammadaliyev (6.4), Jonas Svensson (7.5), Semih Güler (6.3), Pape Abou Cissé (6.8), Yusuf Erdoğan (6.3), Emre Akbaba (7.1), Badou Ndiaye (7.0), Yusuf Sarı (7.5), Younès Belhanda (6.7), Nani (6.7) and M’Baye Niang (7.0).

They had on the bench: Abdurrahim Dursun, Babajide David Akintola (6.8), Izzet Celik, Édouard Michut (6.6), Abdulsamet Burak, Arbër Zeneli, Dorukhan Toköz (6.7), Vedat Karakuş, Yusuf Barasi (6.4) and Benjamin Stambouli (7.5).

Substitutions

Adana Demirspor made 5 changes: Nani for Babajide David Akintola (46′), Emre Akbaba for Benjamin Stambouli (65′), Younès Belhanda for Édouard Michut (74′), Jonas Svensson for Dorukhan Toköz (88′) and M’Baye Niang for Yusuf Barasi (74′).

Player of the match: Yusuf Sarı​

The most impressive player for Adana Demirspor was Yusuf Sarı.

His rating is 7.5 with 26 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.​

• Galatasaray – Adana Demirspor – 3-1