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Galatasaray defeats Konyaspor in a thrilling match
Konya, Turkey – Galatasaray defeated Konyaspor by a score of 3-1 in a vibrant match on the second matchday of the Süper Lig. The game was played at the Medas Konya Büyüksehir Belediyesi Stadium, with Direnc Tonusluoglu as the referee.
Galatasaray dominated possession throughout the match, reaching 60%, and were more effective in attack. The first goal came in the 41st minute through K. Akturkoglu, who took advantage of an assist from M. Icardi. However, Konyaspor equalized in the 45th minute with a goal from O. Ulgun, assisted by Y. Erdogan.
In the second half, Galatasaray took the initiative again and managed to score two more goals. In the 59th minute, B. A. Yilmaz scored after an assist from K. Akturkoglu. The visiting side could have extended their lead in the 76th minute, but a goal by M. Icardi was ruled offside.
Konyaspor, despite the loss, showed good performance, with 16 shots on goal, although only three of them were on target. Galatasaray, on the other hand, had 7 shots, with 3 on target.
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Substitutions galatasaray: at minute 66 K. Demirbay came in and Gabriel Sara went out., at minute 83 M. Batshuayi came in and D. Mertens went out., at minute 83 E. Jelert came in and K. Akturkoglu went out., at minute 90 B. Kutlu came in and L. Dubois went out., at minute 90 Y. Akgun came in and B. A. Yilmaz went out.
Substitutions konyaspor: at minute 72 L. Prip came in and A. Ndao went out., at minute 78 M. Ibrahimoglu came in and D. Aleksic went out., at minute 78 S. Cikalleshi came in and Y. Erdogan went out., at minute 89 E. Gedikli came in and O. Ulgun went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Konyaspor
Titulares:
Galatasaray
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