UEFA Europa League: Galatasaray: 3 – Tottenham: 1 (First half)

In the 4th week of the UEFA Europa League, Galatasaray faces the English team Tottenham at home. The yellow-red team finished the first half of the match 3-1 ahead.

Minutes from the match (First half)

In the 6th minute, in a free kick taken from the right side outside the penalty area, Mertens’ cross was cleared by the Tottenham defense with a header. The ball returned to Yunus Akgün, who was near the edge of the penalty area on the left diagonal, and his volley found the net. 1-0

In the 18th minute, Gray sent a long ball from the midfield behind the defense, and Johnson, on the right side inside the penalty area, quickly passed it in front of the goal. Lankshear, who was in a good position inside the six-yard box, scored the equalizing goal for his team. 1-1

In the 25th minute, Sara advanced with the ball from the left flank and sent a ground pass behind the defense. Osimhen, who had the ball on the left diagonal inside the penalty area, faced the goalkeeper, but his shot was deflected by Forster. The ball that returned to Mertens was shot from the edge of the penalty area but went wide.

In the 30th minute, Yunus Akgün’s cross from the left flank found Osimhen at the back post, who scored with a single touch. However, the goal was disallowed due to offside.

In the 31st minute, while Tottenham was trying to exit from defense, Mertens seized the ball after Icardi’s pressure and sent a through ball to Osimhen, who entered the penalty area from the left side. Osimhen’s shot towards the far corner found the net. 2-1

In the 39th minute, Barış Alper, near the sideline on the right flank, passed the ball to Mertens behind him. In Mertens’ cross from inside the penalty area, Osimhen scored with a single touch before the ball hit the ground, extending the lead to 2 goals for his team. 3-1

Referees: Lawrence Visser, Rien Vanyzere, Thibaud Nijssen

Galatasaray: Fernando Muslera, Kaan Ayhan, Davinson Sanchez, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Lucas Torreira, Gabirel Sara, Yunus Akgün, Dries Mertens, Victor Osimhen, Mauro Icardi

Substitutes: Batuhan Şen, Günay Güvenç, Kerem Demirbay, Berkan Kutlu, Hakim Ziyech, Elias Jelert, Victor Nelsson, Yusuf Demir, Michy Batshuayi, Ali Yeşilyurt, Efe Akman, Metehan Baltacı

Head Coach: Okan Buruk

Tottenham: Fraser Forster, Pedro Porro, Radu Draguşin, Ben Davies, Archie Gray, Yves Bissouma, James Maddison, Lucas Bergvall, Brennan Johnson, Heung-Min Son, William Lankshear

Substitutes: Guglielmo Vicario, Brandon Austin, Destiny Udogie, Dominic Solanke, Dejan Kulusevski, Pape Sarr, Rodrigo Bentancur, Alfie Dorrington, Dante Cassanova, Callum Olusesi, Luca Williams-Barnett

Head Coach: Ange Postecoglou

Goals: Yunus Akgün (6th minute), Victor Osimhen (31st and 39th minutes) (Galatasaray), William Lankshear (18th minute) (Tottenham)

Yellow cards: Mertens (Galatasaray), Radu Draguşin (Tottenham)