Galatasaray Beats Konyaspor Away with 4 Goals

Galatasaray was the guest of Konyaspor at MEDAŞ Konya Büyükşehir Stadium in the opening match of the Süper Lig. The yellow-and-red team left the pitch with a 4-0 victory thanks to goals from Victor Osimhen, Yunus Akgün, Aleksey Batrakov, and Rafael Leao from a penalty. With this result, Galatasaray raised its points to 25 and maintained its leadership, while Konyaspor, suffering its second defeat in the last 3 weeks, remained at 8 points.

Displaying a superior game in the first half of the match, Galatasaray took the lead in the 12th minute with a header by Osimhen from a free kick taken by Sara. In the 28th minute of the match, Yunus Akgün, who met the ball outside the penalty area with a pass from Batrakov, scored the goal that doubled the lead, and the first half ended with a 2-0 superiority of the visiting team. The home team Konyaspor sought goals with Dompe and Muleka in the first half but could not get a result.

Continuing their effective play in the second half, the yellow-and-reds extended the lead to three in the 49th minute with a shot by Batrakov, who met the ball in the penalty area following a pass from Sara. In the 55th minute of the match, Rafael Leao converted the penalty kick won after Leao was brought down in the penalty box, making the score 4-0. Since there were no more goals in the remaining minutes, Galatasaray left the match with a landslide victory.