Turkish Süper Lig archrivals Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray performed out a goalless draw on Sunday, sustaining the impasse on the high of the league.
The match, which lacked important scoring alternatives, was marked by a flurry of fouls, with referee Arda Kardeşler blowing his whistle for a complete of 45 fouls, inflicting the sport to halt each two minutes.
With this consequence, each groups elevated their factors to 44, but Fenerbahçe retained their management place by aim distinction.
For weeks, soccer lovers eagerly awaited the Fenerbahçe-Galatasaray derby within the Süper Lig, solely to witness a bland stalemate devoid of objectives.
In a fiercely contested match with few scoring alternatives, the primary correct shot got here from Galatasaray’s Hakim Ziyech within the second half.
Before the derby, three gamers on the point of card accumulation confronted suspension.
Fenerbahçe’s Irfan Can Kahveci, who obtained a yellow card within the 57th minute, will miss the subsequent match on account of suspension.
In Galatasaray, Torreira and Boey, each proven yellow playing cards, might be absent from the upcoming match towards Konyaspor.
The Yellow Canaries’ gaffer, Ismail Kartal, made 4 modifications to the beginning lineup in comparison with the earlier match towards Kayserispor.
In the absence of the suspended Fred, Kartal fielded Miguel Crespo, whereas Irfan Can Kahveci changed Ismail Yüksek.
Due to sickness, Serdar Aziz, who missed three-day coaching, was changed by Oosterwolde towards Galatasaray.
Another change by Kartal occurred within the ahead line, with the Bosnian striker Dzeko returning to the beginning lineup instead of the injured Batshuayi.
Facing Galatasaray, Kartal chosen Livakovic in aim, and the defensive lineup included Osayi-Samuel, Djiku, Oosterwolde and Ferdi Kadıoğlu.
In the midfield, Crespo, Irfan Can Kahveci, Cengiz Ünder, Szymanski and Tadic performed, whereas Dzeko led the assault whereas relegating Irfan Can Eğribayat, Samet Akaydin, Mert Müldür, Bartuğ Elmaz, İsmail Yüksek, Emre Mor, Kent, King, Umut Nayir and Batshuay to the bench.
Lest we overlook
The ongoing Claw-Lock operation in northern Iraq, ensuing within the lack of troopers, was not forgotten on the derby.
Expressions of “Başımız Sağ Olsun” (Condolences) had been displayed on LED screens within the stadium earlier than the match.
There had been no commercials on the screens contained in the stadium earlier than the sport.
Before warming up for the match, Fenerbahçe carried a “Başımız Sağ Olsun” banner onto the sector, receiving a big applause from the stands.
The followers in Kadiköy condemned terrorism with chants and the gamers warmed up in black shirts earlier than the match.
Before the match, each groups entered the ceremony with banners studying “Şehitler Ölmez Vatan Bölünmez” (“Martyrs Never Die, Homeland is Indivisible”).
Following the Turkish Football Federation’s (TFF) choice, gamers took the sector with black armbands, and a one-minute silence was noticed earlier than the sport.
During the tribute and the nationwide anthem, the names of the 12 troopers who misplaced their lives had been displayed on the LED screens on the sector.
Dzeko returns
Fenerbahçe’s prolific striker Edin Dzeko made his comeback within the Galatasaray match.
Having been sidelined within the earlier match towards Kayserispor on account of a detected pressure in his proper hamstring, Dzeko joined the staff for the derby.
With 12 objectives and 4 assists in 15 appearances within the Süper Lig this season, Dzeko, sharing the highest spot within the goal-scoring charts with Galatasaray’s Mauro Icardi, has scored 16 objectives and offered seven assists in 21 official matches for Fenerbahçe.
As for Galatasaray’s facet, on account of a yellow card suspension within the earlier week’s match towards Fatih Karagümrük, Fernando Muslera returned to the goalpost, changing Günay Güvenç on the bench.
Galatasaray’s injured defender, Davinson Sanchez, was not included within the match squad.
Before the match, coach Okan Buruk acknowledged that the Colombian participant couldn’t be included within the squad on account of ache.
Sergio Oliveira, who underwent surgical procedure and Angelino had been additionally absent from the derby squad for Galatasaray.
Four years later
For the primary time in 4 years, Galatasaray followers took their place within the stands in a derby away at Fenerbahçe.
By the choice of the Istanbul Governorship Sports Security Board, 2,079 Galatasaray followers gathered at RAMS Park and traveled to Ulker Stadium by bus to observe the derby.
To keep away from any havoc, the yellow-red followers took their locations within the stands to observe the match underneath strict safety measures,
Galatasaray followers final attended a derby in Kadıköy on Feb. 23, 2020, throughout the second half of the 2019-2020 season.
After three years and 10 months of hiatus, the followers supported their staff in Kadıköy.
Source: www.dailysabah.com