Galatasaray recorded a narrow victory at home over Ankaragücü on Saturday evening. The visitors took the lead immediately after halftime through Renaldo Cephas. However, coach Okan Buruk’s team then recovered thanks to a nice goal by Wilfried Zaha and an own goal by Hayrullah Bilazer: 2-1. Galatasaray can once again call itself the leader of Turkey, although Fenerbahçe can take over first place again on Sunday with a win over Risepor.
Particularities:
Galatasaray, which started with ex-Spartan Halil Dervisoglu and Dries Mertens on the bench, surprisingly fell behind just after half-time due to a goal from Renaldo CephasCephas. Davinson Sánchez continued to cover, after which the Jamaican striker had free passage towards Fernando Muslera thanks to a pass from Efkan Bekiroglu. Face to face with the goalkeeper, Cephas remained cool: 0-1. Cim Bom managed to turn the game around in the remainder of the second half. Zaha evened the score with a hard shot. Bilazer then became the schlemiel on the visitors’ side by sliding the ball into his own goal: 2-1.
Wilfried Zaha, Galatasaray’daki ilk golünü böyle kaydetti! ??
— Ajansspor (@ajansspor) September 30, 2023
Galatasaray – Ankaragücü 2-1
49′ 0-1 Renaldo Cephas
56′ 1-1 Wilfried Zaha (assist Angeliño)
70′ 2-1 Hayrullah Bilaser (own goal)
| No. | Team | M | W | G | V | +/- | Pnt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galatasaray | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 19 |
| 2 | Fenerbahce | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18 |
| 3 | Trabzonspor | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Adana Demirspor | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 5 | Hatayspor | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Rizespor | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Besiktas | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 10 |
| 8 | Kayserispor | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 9 | Konyaspor | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 10 | Antalyaspor | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| 11 | Kasımpaşa | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -2 | 9 |
| 12 | Alanyaspor | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 13 | Sivasspor | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 7 |
| 14 | Fatih Karagümrük | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 15 | Ankaragücu | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Gaziantep FK | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -7 | 6 |
| 17 | Pendikspor | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -8 | 4 |
| 18 | Medipol Basaksehir | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -8 | 3 |
| 19 | Istanbulspor | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 2 |
| 20 | Samsunspor | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 1 |
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