Galatasaray:4 - Denizlispor:1

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Galatasaray won their second match 4-1 in Turkish League against Denizlispor. There's something interesting: The first match of the last season (2008-2009) was played between Galatasaray and Denizlispor in Ali Sami Yen stadium and Galatasaray won the match 4-1 as they did in their second match in this season.

After the match beginned, Galatasaray took the control and the possession, Denizlispor was the more defensive side. Galatasaray wasted some scoring opportunities and in the 39th minute, Bangoura crossed the ball from the right wing and Emil Angelov, Denizlispor's Bulgarian striker, scored a goal with header. But six minutes later, in the 45th minute Galatasaray won a penalty kick and Harry Kewell scored the first goal for Galatasaray and made the score 1-1. The first half ended 1-1.

In the second half, Galatasaray kept on attacking and pressuring and finally scored a goal with Arda Turan's header in the 59th minute. Then they relaxed and in the 67th minute they scored one more goal from again a penalty kick with Harry Kewell. And finally in the 74th minute Kader Keita dribbled with the ball into the box and tried to pass the ball to Milan Baros, but Burak Akyıldız (Denizlispor's center-back) scored an own goal and made the score 4-1. In the remaining minutes Galatasaray's goal attempts failed and match ended 4-1.

Galatasaray won the match with their effective play, even though they played with substitutes, not with the ideal players, (I mean the first eleven). They kept controlling the game until it finished. Kader Keita seemed to be one of the most effective players on the field and attacked very well from the right wing. Poor Denizlispor couldn't stand against Galatasaray's attacks and be effective in attacks. They lost two games in a row against first Fenerbahçe and then Galatasaray. What a difficult fixture for the first two weeks!