Turkey: Osimhen Fires Blanks as Beşiktaş Ends Galatasaray’s Unbeaten Run
Galatasaray’s dream run in the Turkish Süper Lig just hit a roadblock, and guess who played spoiler? Yep, Beşiktaş! In a thrilling Saturday night showdown, the Yellow and Reds suffered their first league defeat of the season, falling 2-1 to their fierce Istanbul rivals.
Victor Osimhen, who has been on absolute fire lately, couldn’t find the back of the net this time. Fresh off international duty with Nigeria, he was declared fit and led the attack for Galatasaray. But the football gods had other plans.
The action kicked off with a bang as Rafa Silva drew first blood for Beşiktaş in the 23rd minute. When it seemed like the hosts would take the lead into halftime, Lucas Torreira leveled things up right on the stroke of 45 minutes.
However, Beşiktaş wasn’t done. Gedson Fernandes turned up the heat in the second half, bagging the winning goal and sending the home fans into a frenzy. Galatasaray, who had been cruising unbeaten, finally tasted defeat.
Despite the tough night, Osimhen remains the man of the moment in Turkey. With 20 goals in 22 matches, he’s still the league’s top scorer. Plus, let’s not forget he netted eight times in his last five league appearances before this game. Even the best have off days.
The loss might sting, but Galatasaray is still sitting pretty at the top of the table with 71 points from 28 matches. This setback? Just a little bump in the road. Expect Osimhen and his squad to bounce back stronger in the next showdown!
