Galatasaray missed the victory in Champions League qualifier in the 90th minute
Oliver White
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
In the first leg of the 2nd qualifying round of the 2023/2024 UEFA Champions League, Lithuanian club "Žalgiris" and Turkish club "Galatasaray" played to a 2-2 draw.
In the early stages of the second half, Matias Kehinde opened the scoring for Žalgiris. In the 75th minute, Abdulkerim Bardakçı equalized for Galatasaray. A few minutes later, the Turkish club took the lead through Halil Dervişoğlu. However, in the 90th minute, Donatas Kazlauskas saved the hosts from defeat with a late goal.
The second leg between "Galatasaray" and "Žalgiris" will take place on August 2nd in Istanbul, Turkey.
"Žalgiris" Vilnius, Lithuania - "Galatasaray" Istanbul, Turkey - 2:2 (0:0, 2:2)
Goals: Kehinde, 47 - 1:0, Bardakçı, 75 - 1:1, Dervişoğlu, 78 - 1:2, Kazlauskas, 90 - 2:2
"Žalgiris": Gertmonas, Pavelich, Vuchur, Hnid, Bopesu, Buff (Kazlauskas, 80), Golubickas (Verbickas, 60), Gorobsov, Kandysh, Fofana (Karasima, 60), Kehinde (Antal, 64).
"Galatasaray": Muslera, Boey, Bardakçı, Nelsen, Angelino (Dubois, 84), Serdar Aziz, Zaniolo (Dervişoğlu, 73), Kutlu (Midtjylland, 62), Akgün (Morutan, 73), Aktürkoğlu, Yılmaz (Mertens, 61).
Yellow cards: Kutlu (12), Gorobsov (29), Hnid (76), Kazlauskas (80).
Red Card: Kazlauskas (90+2).
