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Galatasaray crushes Rizespor in a dominant performance
Istanbul, September 14, 2024 – Galatasaray completely dominated Rizespor in the fifth round of the Süper Lig, securing a resounding 6-0 victory. The home team demonstrated their superiority from the start, with dynamic and effective play that left the visitors without an answer.
The goals came early. In the 3rd minute, D. Sánchez opened the scoring after an assist from Gabriel Sara. Galatasaray’s joy multiplied in the 25th minute with A. Bardakci’s goal, again with the collaboration of V. Osimhen.
Before halftime, Rizespor tried to react with some changes, but they failed to stop Galatasaray’s dominance. Gabriel Sara extended the lead in the 49th minute, after an individual play.
After the break, Galatasaray continued their dominance. D. Mertens scored the fourth goal in the 61st minute, with an assist from L. Torreira, and B. A. Yilmaz closed the scoring in the 80th minute, with the assist from K. Ayhan.
Galatasaray finished the match with 57% possession, 23 shots (7 on target) and 5 corners. Rizespor, on the other hand, only managed 3 shots, none on target, and a single corner.
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Substitutions rizespor: at minute 38 A. Hadziahmetovic came in and K. Alikulov went out., at minute 46 E. Bulut came in and G. Papanikolaou went out., at minute 59 E. Korkmaz came in and T. Sahin went out., at minute 59 A. Zeqiri came in and B. Akintola went out., at minute 59 V. Jurecka came in and A. Sowe went out., at minute 84 M. Buljubasic came in and I. Olawoyin went out.
Substitutions galatasaray: at minute 67 K. Demirbay came in and Gabriel Sara went out., at minute 67 M. Batshuayi came in and D. Mertens went out., at minute 67 V. Nelsson came in and D. Sanchez went out., at minute 68 B. Kutlu came in and L. Torreira went out., at minute 73 E. Jelert came in and I. Jakobs went out., at minute 83 Y. Demir came in and B. A. Yilmaz went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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