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Galatasaray beats Kasımpaşa 3-1 after late goals

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Galatasaray beats Kasımpaşa 3-1 after late goals


















Galatasaray beat Kasımpaşa 3-1 at Rams Park in the seventh round of Turkey’s Süper Lig, securing the win with two goals in the final minutes.

Abdülkerim Bardakcı put the home side ahead in the 45th minute, and Galatasaray went into half-time leading 1-0.

The match changed in the 65th minute when Lucas Torreira was sent off. Referee Halil Umut Meler reviewed the midfielder’s foul on Thiemoko Diarra after a VAR intervention and changed his initial yellow card to red.

Kasımpaşa took advantage of the extra space three minutes later. Rak-Sakyi scored in the 68th minute to make it 1-1.

Galatasaray found a late response through Barış Alper Yılmaz, who scored in the 90th minute. Mario Lemina added another in the sixth minute of stoppage time.

The result lifted Galatasaray to 16 points and the top of the table, with a game in hand. Kasımpaşa stayed on 10 points and suffered its first league defeat of the season.

Lemina had returned to Galatasaray’s squad alongside Victor Osimhen after 35 days out. Galatasaray’s next league match is away to Gençlerbirliği; Kasımpaşa will host Samsunspor.

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