Gençlerbirliği vs Galatasaray

Galatasaray left Ankara with a 1-0 win over Gençlerbirliği on Saturday, but the goal did not arrive until the 88th minute, after a long afternoon of missed chances at Eryaman Stadium. The visitors had the better of the first half without scoring. Victor Osimhen had an effort ruled out for offside and later headed at goal twice, and İrfan Can Eğribayat saved both. At the other end Salih Uçan hit the post in the 36th minute. Roland Sallai also had a long-range shot blocked after the break. Galatasaray appealed for a penalty in the 67th minute when Aleksey Batrakov went down, and none was given. The breakthrough came when substitute Deniz Gül cut in from the right and shot. Eğribayat got a hand to it, but the ball ended up in the net. Some reports credit Gül and others record an own goal. Galatasaray went top of the Süper Lig on 19 points after eight games. Gençlerbirliği stay on 8, still without a win in seven matches. Galatasaray host Fenerbahçe next.