Galatasaray Secures 3 Points in Samsunspor Away Match
Samsunspor hosted Galatasaray after 12 years in the 24th week of the Super League and the yellow-red team won the match 2-0.
In the match directed by Tugay Kaan Numanoğlu at Samsun Yeni 19 Mayıs Stadium, Galatasaray’s goals came from Nelsson and Barış Alper as they increased their score to 63 and became the leader with more than a game to spare.
The match was played in front of 31 thousand Samsunspor fans and nearly 2 thousand Galatasaray fans, with match tickets selling out within 48 hours after they went on sale.
Ahead of the anniversary of the earthquake disaster that affected 11 provinces, Samsunspor fans showed their support for the earthquake victims by donating scarves, gloves, and beanies, which were then delivered to the earthquake zone.
This was the 62nd league match between the two teams in the history of the Super League, with Galatasaray winning 40 matches out of 61 played. Samsunspor won 7 matches, and 14 ended in a draw. They met in Samsun for the 30th time, with Galatasaray winning 12, 13 matches ending in a draw, and Samsunspor winning 5.
As for the starting lineups for the match, Samsunspor began with Okan, Van Drongelen, Satka, Alim Öztürk, Zeki Yavru, Taylan Antalyalı, Ait Bennasser, Ntcham, Emre Kılınç, Holse, and Ercan Kara. On the other hand, Galatasaray’s lineup included Muslera, Caan-Nelsson-Sanchez-Berkan, Torreira-Kerem D., Baris Alper-Mertens-Kerem A., and Icardi.
