Fenerbahçe 1-3 Galatasaray
In the 6th week of the Trendyol Süper Lig, Fenerbahçe lost 3-1 at home to Galatasaray in the derby. Fenerbahçe's 32-match unbeaten streak also came to an end.
The 6th week of the Süper Lig featured a major derby. Fenerbahçe was defeated 3-1 at home by Galatasaray.
The goals for Galatasaray were scored by Dominik Livakovic (own goal) in the 20th minute, Dries Mertens in the 28th minute, and Gabriel Sara in the 59th minute.
Fenerbahçe’s only goal came from Edin Dzeko in the 63rd minute via a penalty.
Galatasaray will face Kasımpaşa at home in the 7th week of the Süper Lig, while Fenerbahçe will travel to Antalyaspor.
STARTING LINEUPS
Fenerbahçe: Livakovic, Mert, Çağlar, Djiku, Oosterwolde, Fred, İsmail, Tadic, Szymanski, Maximin, Dzeko
Galatasaray: Muslera, Kaan, Sanchez, Abdülkerim, Jakobs, Torreira, Sara, Yunus, Mertens, Barış, Osimhen
MINUTE-BY-MINUTE MATCH EVENTS
1′ The match started with the first whistle.
5′ Fenerbahçe’s corner kick was cleared outside the penalty area. Tadic took a shot, but Muslera saved it.
5′ The tempo of the match was high.
7′ Mertens took a shot from outside the box after Fenerbahçe lost the ball, but it went wide.
10′ Dzeko passed from the left to Szymanski, who shot just wide of the post.
12′ Mertens’ free-kick missed just over the bar.
17′ Dzeko headed a corner from the right, but the ball went over the bar.
20′ Sara missed a chance inside the box. Livakovic saved, sending the ball out for a corner.
21′ Torreira hit a stunning shot from outside the box, hitting the post. The ball rebounded off Livakovic and into the net: 0-1.
22′ Oosterwolde missed a one-on-one chance against Muslera.
25′ Mert Hakan Yandaş received a yellow card on the bench.
28′ Osimhen set up Mertens, who finished neatly: 0-2.
30′ Yunus Akgün was shown a yellow card.
33′ Maximin’s powerful shot from outside the box was saved by Muslera.
35′ Mertens’ lob shot from a tight angle narrowly missed.
37′ Sanchez fouled Dzeko and was shown a yellow card.
38′ Fred’s free-kick narrowly missed the goal.
43′ Kaan Ayhan was booked for a foul on Maximin.
45+5′ Çağlar headed Maximin’s cross, but Muslera saved.
45′ Galatasaray led 2-0 at halftime.
46′ Sofyan Amrabat replaced İsmail Yüksek.
53′ Fred volleyed Oosterwolde’s cross, but it went well over the bar.
55′ Osimhen missed a chance from Barış Alper Yılmaz’s pass.
57′ Osimhen missed again after Yunus set him up in a counter-attack, Livakovic saving his shot.
60′ Sara broke into the box and scored with a neat finish: 0-3.
61′ Abdülkerim Bardakcı was shown a yellow card.
61′ İrfan Can Kahveci replaced Tadic.
63′ GOAL! Fenerbahçe was awarded a penalty after Bardakcı fouled Fred. Dzeko converted to reduce the deficit: 1-3.
65′ Barış Alper Yılmaz received a yellow card.
67′ En-Nesyri replaced Djiku.
68′ Yunus Akgün’s goal was disallowed for offside after a VAR review.
71′ Fred was shown a yellow card for handball.
71′ Jakobs was booked for a foul on Fred.
75′ En-Nesyri received a yellow card for a foul on Sara.
75′ Sallai replaced Mertens.
78′ Yunus Akgün missed a one-on-one chance. Osimhen’s follow-up shot went over the bar.
79′ Dzeko’s shot from a tight angle hit the side netting.
80′ Maximin dribbled in from the left and shot over the bar.
80′ Fred and Maximin were replaced by Cengiz Ünder and Mert Hakan Yandaş.
82′ Szymanski’s powerful shot from outside the box was saved by Muslera.
83′ Cengiz Ünder’s close-range shot was blocked by Sanchez.
84′ Sara, Torreira, and Barış were replaced by Berkan Kutlu, Jelert, and Kerem Demirbay.
86′ Kaan Ayhan was replaced by Nelsson.
88′ En-Nesyri headed wide from İrfan Can Kahveci’s cross.
89′ Yunus Akgün’s shot from outside the box missed by a small margin.
90+3′ En-Nesyri’s close-range shot was blocked by Nelsson.
The big derby ended in a 3-1 victory for Galatasaray.
