Galatasaray defeated Fenerbahçe 2-1 away in the Ziraat Turkish Cup quarter-finals and advanced to the semi-finals.
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Match Report
The first half of the Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray match in the Ziraat Turkish Cup quarter-finals ended with the yellow-red team leading 2-1.
Galatasaray came dangerously in the 7th minute. Eren Elmalı, who met the ball in the penalty area, passed the ball to Torreira and sent the ball to Sara with his heel. The defense intervened at the last moment in this football player's close-range shot and sent the ball to the corner.
In the 8th minute, Sara crossed the ball to the front post from the corner kick from the left. Abdülkerim Bardakcı, who moved to this point, headed the ball but Kostic intervened and prevented the ball from going into the goal.
Galatasaray took the lead in the 10th minute. Çağlar Söyüncü intervened in the long ball from the midfield before Barış Alper Yılmaz, and the ball remained in front of Osimhen. This player's hard shot from the right diagonal inside the penalty area went into the net: 0-1.
In the 14th minute, Osimhen, who moved on to Kaan Ayhan's long pass, sent the ball to Barış Alper Yılmaz on the penalty spot. The goalkeeper İrfan Can Eğribayat prevented the goal from being scored on the player's incoming shot.
In the 24th minute, Kaan Ayhan's header from the corner kick from the left was deflected by Kostic. Kaan, who found the rebound in front of him once again, prevented another goal from being scored. After the VAR warning, referee Cihan Aydın watched the position again in the 26th minute and indicated that Kostic had interfered with his hand and pointed to the penalty spot.
In the penalty shot won in the 27th minute, Osimhen took the ball. This player sent the shot to the left of the goalkeeper, and despite İrfan Can Eğribayat's intervention, the ball found the net from the corner: 0-2.
In the 43rd minute, Galatasaray came very effective. Sara, who received the ball on the right wing, came to the right diagonal of the penalty area and brought Barış Alper Yılmaz, who was in a suitable position, together. Çağlar Söyüncü intervened in this football player's shot from the area close to the penalty spot at the last moment and sent the ball to the corner.
In the 45+1st minute, Fenerbahçe reduced the difference to 1. Talisca, who moved behind the defense after Kostic's pass, shot from the left diagonal of the penalty area, but Szymanski slid in after goalkeeper Günay intervened, scoring the goal: 1-2.
Galatasaray finished the first 45 minutes of the match ahead 2-1.
In the 52nd minute, Kostic met the ball on the left wing and En-Nesyri headed the ball towards the front post before the goalkeeper and the defender could pass, and the ball went wide.
In the 56th minute, Yunus Akgün, who received the ball in front of the penalty area, made the ball available to Sara, who was hanging behind the defense from the right. This footballer's shot from in front of the goal area bounced off İrfan Can Eğribayat and was cleared by the defense.
In the 66th minute, Maximin came to the front of the penalty area with the ball he received from his own area and passed it to En-Nesyri. This player met the ball with a heel pass to Talisca. The defense intervened at the last moment in the position where the Brazilian player was face to face with the goalkeeper.
In the 70th minute, Yusuf Akçiçek's long pass was deflected by Abdülkerim Bardakcı. En-Nesyri, who received the ball, shot from the left diagonal inside the penalty area, but goalkeeper Günay prevented the goal.
In the 78th minute, Sara's corner kick from the left was headed by Osimhen to Torreira, who headed the ball high and wide from the goal area.
In the 80th minute, Galatasaray came close to scoring. Sallai crossed the ball into the penalty area from the free kick won from the right wing. The ball that bounced off Amrabat was caught by Barış Alper Yılmaz at the far post. This player's set shot from the diagonal hit the post and bounced back into the field.
In the 90+12th minute, Dzeko headed the long ball into the Galatasaray penalty area and it remained in front of Skriniar. The ball that was headed by this player passed the goalkeeper and was cleared off the line by Sanchez at the last moment.
Galatasaray won the match 2-1 and became the opponent of TÜMOSAN Konyaspor in the semi-finals.
Line-ups
Fenerbahçe XI: Kostic, Fred, Skriniar, Talisca, Amrabat, Soyuncu, İrfan Can Eğribayat, Sebastian Szymański, En-Nesyri, Oğuz Aydın, Yusuf Akçiçek
Subs: Dzeko, Tadic, D. Livaković, İrfan Can Kahveci, Saint-Maximin, Mert Hakan Yandaş, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Mert Müldür, İsmail Yüksek, Levent Mercan
Galatasaray XI: Günay Güvenç, Kaan Ayhan, Lemina, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Sanchez, Torreira, Osimhen, Akgun, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Gabriel Sara, Eren Elmalı
Subs: Muslera, Mertens, Morata, Demirbay, Przemyslaw Frankowski, Roland Sallai, Carlos Cuesta, Ismail Jakobs, Ahmed Kutucu, Berkan Kutlu