Galatasaray beat Kasımpaşa 3-1 despite playing with ten men

Galatasaray secured a 3-1 win over visitors Kasımpaşa, in the match played as part of matchday 7 of the Süper Lig for the 2026/27 season, at 20:00 Damascus time.

Abdülkerim Bardakcı opened the scoring for Galatasaray in the 45th minute, before the home side had Lucas Torreira sent off in the 65th minute. Kasımpaşa managed to equalise through Jesurun Rak-Sakyi in the 68th minute.

Despite playing with ten men, Galatasaray sealed the match in their favour with two late goals, scored by Barış Alper Yılmaz in the 90th minute and Mario Lemina in the 90+6th minute, securing a valuable 3-1 win.

Statistically, Galatasaray dominated the match with 63 percent possession compared to 37 percent for Kasımpaşa, registering 24 shots against 9 for their visitors, including 10 shots on target compared to 3. Galatasaray's pass completion rate stood at 84 percent compared to 73 percent for Kasımpaşa, while expected goals (xG) stood at 2.18 for Galatasaray compared to 0.59 for Kasımpaşa.

The match was officiated by referee Halil Umut Meler, and saw one red card for Galatasaray and 2 yellow cards for them, compared to 4 yellow cards for Kasımpaşa.

With this win, Galatasaray raised their tally to 13 points in second place after 6 matches, with 4 wins, one draw and one loss, scoring 13 goals and conceding 10. Meanwhile, Kasımpaşa's tally stood at 10 points in eighth place after 6 matches, having achieved two wins and drawn 4 times without any losses, scoring 7 goals and conceding 5.