Galatasaray 2-0 Rizespor: Reigning Champions Return To Winning Ways

By
Emre Sarigul
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Galatasaray's supporters celebrate their 2017-2018 champion title in Istanbul on May 19, 2018, after the Turkish Spor Toto Super league football match between Goztepe and Galatasaray which Galatasaray won 1-0. - Galatasaray have won the Turkish Super League for the 21st time. (Photo by OZAN KOSE / AFP) (Photo credit should read OZAN KOSE/AFP/Getty Images)

Galatasaray beat Rizespor 2-0 at the Turk Telekom Arena on Friday in the Super Lig.

The Lions returned to winning ways after last weeks defeat to Besiktas in the Istanbul derby.

The home side got off to a great start after Talbi scored an own goal.

Ryan Babel doubled the home sides lead on 18 minutes to wrap up all three points for the Yellow-Reds.

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Galatasaray vs Rizespor

Stadium: Türk Telekom

Referee: Abdulkadir Bitigen, İbrahim Çağlar Uyarcan, Volkan Ahmet Narinç

Galatasaray: Muslera, Şener Özbayraklı (min. 54 Mariano), Luyindama, Ahmet Çalık, Nagatomo, Seri, Ömer Bayram, Emre Mor (min. 87 Adem Büyük), Lemina, Babel (min. 76 Jimmy Durmaz), Andone

Çaykur Rizespor: Gökhan Akkan (min. 56 Tarık Çetin), Moroziuk, Abarhoun, Talbi, Melnjak, Diomande (min. 46 Barış Alıcı), Attamah, Vetrih, Boldrin, Umar, Oğulcan Çağlayan (min. 82 Samudio)

Goals: min. 15 Talbi (Own Goal), min. 18 Babel (Penalty) (Galatasaray)

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