Galatasaray Beat Konyaspor Away
In the 2nd week match of the Super League, Galatasaray defeated TÜMOSAN Konyaspor, which was its guest, 2-1 and achieved its second victory of the season. The yellow-reds took the lead with the goal scored by Kerem Aktürkoğlu in the 41st minute of the first half of the match, and doubled the difference with the goal scored by Barış Alper Yılmaz in the 59th minute of the second half.
Galatasaray managed to make the score 3-1 with the goal that Mauro Icardi sent into the net in the later moments of the match; However, this goal was canceled after VAR review. After the canceled goal, referee Direnç Tonusluoğlu stated that Torreira committed a foul before the position. This decision had wide repercussions on social media and caused controversy.
Comments of Former Referees
After the match, former referee Deniz Ateş Bitnel evaluated Icardi’s goal position. Bitnel said, “Before the goal scored by Icardi, Torreira committed a foul against his opponent. Since the initial phase of the attack was a foul, VAR intervention and goal cancellation was the correct decision.” he said
