Accra:Galatasaray A 10-man Galatasaray team scored two late goals to achieve a 3-1 victory over Kasimpasa, who were previously unbeaten, in week seven of the Turkish Super Lig.
According to Anadolu Agency, the defending champions initially took the lead when Abdulkerim Bardakci headed in Aleksey Batrakov's cross from a set piece just before halftime.
The game took a challenging turn for Galatasaray in the 65th minute when Lucas Torreira received a red card following a VAR review, which upgraded his initial yellow card. Kasimpasa quickly took advantage of their numerical superiority, equalizing three minutes later through Jesurun Rak-Sakyi, who scored from a rebound after a blocked shot.
Despite being a man down, Galatasaray regained the lead in the 90th minute with a left-footed goal from Baris Alper Yilmaz inside the penalty area. Mario Lemina then secured the win six minutes into stoppage time, converting a pass from Victor Osimhen.
This victory increased Galatasaray's tally to 16 points from seven matches, while Kasimpasa remained on 10 points after experiencing their first league defeat of the season.