Galatasaray Dominates Çaykur Rizespor in a Big Win

Galatasaray secured their fifth consecutive win in the Süper Lig, defeating Çaykur Rizespor 5-0 in a match where new signing Victor Osimhen made his debut. With this result, Galatasaray continued their perfect start to the season, making it four wins out of four and bringing their points total to 12. Here are the details and highlights from the match:

Key Moments Galatasaray started strong, scoring in the 3rd minute through Davinson Sanchez, who found the net with a header from Sara’s free kick.

The second goal came in the 25th minute, initially credited to Osimhen but later awarded to Abdülkerim Bardakcı after a review.

First Half Score: 2-0

Second Half In the 49th minute, Galatasaray extended their lead to 3-0 with a goal from Gabriel Sara.

Dries Mertens added a fourth goal in the 61st minute.

A series of substitutions followed in the 67th minute, with Michy Batshuayi, Kerem Demirbay, Victor Nelsson, and Berkan Kutlu replacing Mertens, Sara, Torreira, and Sanchez.

In the 73rd minute, Elias Jelert replaced Ismail Jakobs.

Barış Alper Yılmaz sealed the score at 5-0 with a goal in the 80th minute.

Yusuf Demir then replaced Barış Alper in the 82nd minute.

Full-Time: 5-0

Injury Incident During the first half, Çaykur Rizespor’s Husniddin Alikulov collided with Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen in an aerial duel, resulting in Alikulov being unable to continue. He was replaced by Amir Hadziahmetovic in the 38th minute and was later taken to the hospital with a concussion.

This was Victor Osimhen’s first appearance for Galatasaray after joining on loan from Napoli, and he was warmly welcomed by the fans.

Mauro Icardi and Hakim Ziyech were not included in the squad as they continue their recovery from injuries.

Return of Davinson Sanchez Galatasaray’s 28-year-old Colombian defender Davinson Sanchez made his return after missing four matches due to injury. His last appearance was in the first week of the Süper Lig against Hatayspor. He missed matches against Konyaspor, Adana Demirspor, and the Champions League play-off against Young Boys but returned to the starting lineup for the Çaykur Rizespor game.

Tribute to Narin Güran Galatasaray fans paid tribute to Narin Güran, an 8-year-old girl whose body was found in Diyarbakır, by displaying a banner that read, “A child shouldn’t go missing while playing hide and seek.”