Victor Osimhen cautioned for dissent, Sanchez dismissed, Gundogan secures a draw in the intense Istanbul derby between Galatasaray and Besiktas.
Despite being reduced to ten men for the majority of the match, Galatasaray managed to earn a valuable draw in the Istanbul derby against Besiktas, thanks to a decisive second-half strike from Ilkay Gundogan.
Tammy Abraham opened the scoring for the visitors in the 12th minute, silencing the home crowd at Rams Park. The situation worsened for Galatasaray when Davidson Sanchez received a red card in the 34th minute, leaving his team a man down.
Victor Osimhen narrowly avoided dismissal himself, picking up a yellow card for dissent just before the break. However, Gundogan’s equalizer in the 55th minute revitalized Galatasaray, who then held firm to secure a hard-fought point in this fiercely contested derby.