Galatasaray Thrashes Kayserispor with a Brace From Osimhen
In the 17th round of the Süper Lig, Bellona Kayserispor hosted Galatasaray at home. The match ended with a resounding 5-1 victory for the visiting team.
Galatasaray started the match quickly, taking the lead in the 4th minute with a penalty goal from Victor Osimhen. Bellona Kayserispor equalized in the 14th minute with a goal from Stephane Bahoken.
After the equalizer, the "saris-kirmizili" team regained the lead in the 29th minute with a goal from Barış Alper Yılmaz, going into the break with a 2-1 advantage.
In the second half, Galatasaray, fully in control of the match under coach Okan Buruk, extended their lead with goals from Yunus Akgün (51'), Victor Osimhen (71'), and Barış Alper Yılmaz (87').
With this result, Galatasaray heads into the winter break with 44 points, extending their lead over second-placed Fenerbahçe to 8 points. Meanwhile, Bellona Kayserispor remains in 16th place with 15 points.
MATCH MINUTES
- 4' : In an attack down the left wing for Galatasaray, Jakobs' cross hits Attamah's hand. The referee awards a penalty, and Osimhen converts to make it 1-0.
- 7' : A header pass from Bahoken is met by Kartal Kayra Yılmaz, whose shot from outside the box goes slightly wide of the post.
- 14' : Bellona Kayserispor levels the score. From a corner taken by Ali Karimi, Bahoken heads the ball into the net to make it 1-1.
- 29' : Osimhen's cross finds Yunus Akgün, who shoots, and Onurcan Piri saves with his feet, but Barış Alper Yılmaz follows up on the rebound to score for 1-2.
- 42' : Ali Karimi shoots from outside the area, and Muslera makes a great save, deflecting the ball to a corner.
- 45' : Cardoso shoots from inside the small box, but the ball goes just wide of the post.
The first half ends 2-1 in favor of Galatasaray.
- 50' : A pass from Gökhan Sazdağı to Morte, who is one-on-one with Muslera, but the goalkeeper saves the shot and sends it to a corner.
- 51' : After a corner from Kayserispor, Yunus Akgün steals the ball in his half and advances quickly, shooting from outside the area to score for 1-3.
- 58' : Jakobs shoots from midfield, but the ball goes wide after hitting a defender.
- 60' : A Galatasaray fan invades the field to take a photo with Muslera, causing a reaction from Kayserispor fans. The incident halted the game for 5 minutes.
- 68' : From a corner on the right for Kayserispor, Morte heads the ball at the far post, but Muslera deflects it to a corner.
- 69' : In an attack for Galatasaray, Yunus Akgün shoots after a defensive clearance, but the ball goes slightly wide.
- 71' : Osimhen receives a pass from Yunus Akgün and, one-on-one with Onurcan Piri, scores to make it 1-4.
- 74' : A parallel pass from Osimhen finds Barış Alper Yılmaz at the far post, but Onurcan Piri saves with his feet.
- 87' : Yunus Akgün assists Barış Alper Yılmaz, who shoots to the top-right corner and scores for 1-5.
- 90+7' : From a cross by Barış Alper Yılmaz, Sanchez shoots at goal, but the ball is cleared by the defense.
Bellona Kayserispor: 1 - Galatasaray: 5
Stadium: RHG Enertürk Enerji
Referees: Mehmet Türkmen, Mehmet Emin Tuğral, Serkan Çimen
Bellona Kayserispor: Onurcan Piri, Gökhan Sazdağı, Jeanvier, Attamah, Carole (min. 83 Nazon), Hasan Ali Kaldırım, Karimi (min. 58 Bourabıa), Kartal Kayra Yılmaz, Cardoso (min. 75 Ackah), Boa Morte, Bahoken (min. 83 Talha Sarıarslan)
Galatasaray: Muslera, Kaan Ayhan (min. 78 Jelert), Sanchez, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Jakobs (min. 78 Berkan Kutlu), Torreira (min. 88 Berat Luş), Sara, Yunus Akgün, Mertens (min. 78 Batshuayı), Barış Alper Yılmaz, Osimhen (min. 86 Metehan Baltacı)
Goals: min. 4 (penalty) and min. 71 Osimhen, min. 29 and min. 87 Barış Alper Yılmaz, min. 51 Yunus Akgün (Galatasaray), min. 14 Bahoken (Bellona Kayserispor)
Yellow card: min. 70 Bourabıa (Bellona Kayserispor)