Galatasaray thrash Çaykur Rizespor 5-0 as Victor Osimhen makes debut in dominant victory

Victor Osimhen made his debut in the fifth week of the Trendyol Super League as Galatasaray hosted Çaykur Rizespor. The Red and Yellows won the match 5-0, with goals scored by Davinson Sanchez, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Gabriel Sara, Dries Mertens and Barış Alper Yılmaz.

Galatasaray, who have played one less match in the league, have won four out of four and increased their points to 12, while scoring 14 and conceding three goals. Rizespor, who have four points, have conceded a combined ten goals against Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe.

Thoughts After the Match

Galatasaray players Victor Osimhen, Davinson Sanchez and Gabriel Sara evaluated the big win to beIN SPORTS microphones.

Osimhen: “I am very happy to be here. This is my first time in this city. We met with our fans. I am happy that we won by such a big margin in my first match. We want to continue like this and win every match.”

Sanchez: “I think we played well tonight. We performed well. We scored so many goals but it was important that we did not concede a goal. All the players are fighting for this club. Our goal is to be champions.”

Sara: “I am very happy to score my first goal. I am also happy to help the team. We performed very well as a team today.”

Fans’ Love for Victor Osimhen

The Yellow-Red fans showed great interest in Osimhen, who played his first match with the Galatasaray jersey. The fans called the Nigerian football player to the stands and cheered him during the warm-up before the match.

Yunus Akgün for the First Time This Season

Galatasaray’s 24-year-old winger Akgün had the chance to play in the first XI for the first time this season. Akgün, who played on loan at the Leicester City last season, was included in the game later this season in the Atakaş Hatayspor, TÜMOSAN Konyaspor and Adana Demirspor matches in the Süper Lig and the Beşiktaş match in the Turkish Super Cup.

Davinson Sanchez is Back

Sanchez, who recovered from his injury, started in the first XI in the Rizespor match. The Colombian defender, who was injured in the Atakaş Hatayspor match in the first week of the Süper Lig, could not take part in the two matches against Young Boys in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers and the matches against TÜMOSAN Konyaspor and Adana Demirspor in the Süper Lig. Sanchez was reunited with his team and fans in the Rizespor match after recovering from his injury.

“The Crownless King” was Remembered

Galatasaray fans commemorated their legendary football player Metin Oktay, nicknamed the “Crownless King”, in the stadium on the 33rd anniversary of his death.

The fans hung banners with the words “You upset those who love you once”, “Would these fans ever forget a Cimbom player like you?” and “The Crownless King – His Only Love Was Galatasaray” in different parts of the stadium.

The Stands Were Full

The Yellow and Red fans showed great interest in the Rizespor match. Galatasaray, which has attracted an average of 40,000 spectators to its home matches for the last two seasons, also felt the support of its fans closely in the Rizespor match.

Galatasaray XI: Fernando Muslera, Kaan Ayhan, Ismail Jakobs, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Davinson Sanchez, Lucas Torreira, Gabriel Sara, Yunus Akgün, Dries Mertens, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Victor Osimhen.

Çaykur Rizespor XI: Ivo Grbic, Husniddin Alikulov, Atilla Mocsi, Casper Hojer, Anıl Yaşar, Taha Şahin, Giannis Papanikolau, Babajide Akintola, Mithat Pala, Ali Sowe, Ibrahim Olawoyin.

Referee: Arda Kardeşler

Goals: 3’ Davinson Sanchez, 25’ Abdülkerim Bardakçı, 49’ Gabriel Sara, 61’ Dries Mertens, 80’ Barış Alper Yılmaz (Galatasaray)

Next Fixtures

Galatasaray will host Gaziantep FK at home on September 17 after their earlier meeting was postponed, while Fenerbahçe will be the guests next weekend in what will be another exciting derby.

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