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Galatasaray 1-0 FK Žalgiris · Champions League

Galatasaray beat FK Žalgiris 1-0 in the Champions League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Galatasaray and FK Žalgiris met in the Champions League at Rams Park Stadyumu in Istanbul on Wednesday, 2 August 2023.

Goalscorers

Galatasaray: D. Mertens 31'. FK Žalgiris did not score.

How the match went

The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Galatasaray, 3 for FK Žalgiris).

Line-ups

Galatasaray started in a 4-2-3-1: Fernando Muslera, Sacha Boey, Victor Nelsson, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Angeliño, Berkan Kutlu, Sérgio Oliveira, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Dries Mertens, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Halil Dervişoğlu.

FK Žalgiris started in a 4-4-2: Edvinas Gertmonas, Mario Pavelić, Nassim Hnid, Stipe Vučur, Joël Bopesu, Oliver Buff, Nicolas Gorobsov, Yuri Kendysh, Petar Mamić, Paulius Golubickas, Mathias Oyewusi Kehinde.

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Minute by minute

  1. 31'Goal! Galatasaray 1-0 FK Žalgiris. D. Mertens (Galatasaray) scores, assisted by K. Aktürkoğlu.
  2. 45'Half-time. Galatasaray 1-0 FK Žalgiris.
  3. 77'VAR: red card for N. Hnid (FK Žalgiris).
  4. 90'Full-time. Galatasaray 1-0 FK Žalgiris.
Full commentary (46 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Galatasaray vs FK Žalgiris.
  2. 5'Yellow card for J. Bopesu (FK Žalgiris) for foul.
  3. 15'Attempt missed. D. Mertens (Galatasaray), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  4. 17'Attempt saved. K. Aktürkoğlu (Galatasaray), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  5. 18'Attempt missed. A. Bardakcı (Galatasaray), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  6. 19'Attempt saved. S. Oliveira (Galatasaray), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  7. 22'Attempt missed. Angeliño (Galatasaray), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  8. 24'Attempt missed. S. Oliveira (Galatasaray), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  9. 28'Attempt missed. M. O. Kehinde (FK Žalgiris), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.21.
  10. 29'Attempt missed. S. Oliveira (Galatasaray), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  11. 31'Goal! Galatasaray 1-0 FK Žalgiris. D. Mertens (Galatasaray) scores, assisted by K. Aktürkoğlu.
  12. 40'Attempt blocked. H. Dervişoğlu (Galatasaray), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
  13. 41'Attempt missed. K. Aktürkoğlu (Galatasaray), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  14. 43'Attempt missed. B. A. Yılmaz (Galatasaray), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  15. 44'Attempt saved. Y. Kendysh (FK Žalgiris), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  16. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  17. 45'Half-time. Galatasaray 1-0 FK Žalgiris.
  18. 46'The second half is under way.
  19. 46'Substitution, Galatasaray: Y. Akgün comes on for H. Dervişoğlu.
  20. 49'Attempt blocked. P. Mamić (FK Žalgiris), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  21. 50'Attempt blocked. B. Kutlu (Galatasaray), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  22. 56'Yellow card for M. O. Kehinde (FK Žalgiris) for foul.
  23. 57'Attempt missed. V. Nelsson (Galatasaray), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  24. 59'Substitution, FK Žalgiris: Á. Vilhjálmsson comes on for P. Mamić.
  25. 59'Attempt missed. S. Vučur (FK Žalgiris), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  26. 62'Yellow card for D. Mertens (Galatasaray) for foul.
  27. 64'Attempt blocked. D. Mertens (Galatasaray), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
  28. 64'Attempt saved. D. Mertens (Galatasaray), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  29. 65'Attempt missed. Y. Akgün (Galatasaray), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  30. 66'Attempt saved. M. O. Kehinde (FK Žalgiris), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.22.
  31. 66'Attempt blocked. Y. Akgün (Galatasaray), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  32. 69'Substitution, Galatasaray: F. Midtsjø comes on for S. Oliveira.
  33. 70'Attempt blocked. S. Boey (Galatasaray), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  34. 74'Substitution, FK Žalgiris: Y. Karashima comes on for O. Buff.
  35. 77'Yellow card for N. Hnid (FK Žalgiris) for foul.
  36. 77'VAR: red card for N. Hnid (FK Žalgiris).
  37. 78'Substitution, Galatasaray: O. Moruțan comes on for D. Mertens.
  38. 79'Substitution, Galatasaray: C. Bakambu comes on for B. A. Yılmaz.
  39. 80'Attempt missed. N. Gorobsov (FK Žalgiris), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  40. 84'Attempt blocked. C. Bakambu (Galatasaray), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
  41. 86'Attempt blocked. O. Moruțan (Galatasaray), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  42. 89'Substitution, Galatasaray: K. Ayhan comes on for K. Aktürkoğlu.
  43. 89'Substitution, FK Žalgiris: O. Verbickas comes on for Y. Kendysh.
  44. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  45. 90+1'Yellow card for K. Ayhan (Galatasaray) for foul.
  46. 90'Full-time. Galatasaray 1-0 FK Žalgiris.
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