Mertens leads Galatasaray to historic record with two assists | Sport

Galatasaray had only one goal before the start. That was winning against Adana Demirspor and thus creating a gap of 7 points with first pursuer Fenerbahçe. The first real chance of the match came after just a few seconds for Adana Demirspor. Mendoza ran free and fired a shot at goal, but Muslera was alert. After Mendoza’s attempt, the tide turned and the best chances were for Galatasaray. Demirbay saw a gap and aimed for the frame, but he stepped on the crossbar. Two minutes after Demirbay’s chance, the danger came again from Galatasaray’s corner, Mertens presented the ball after a nice solo, but his cross did not reach anyone. Galatasaray had the most chances in the first half, but they were unable to finish. So both sides went to rest at 0-0 after a dull first half.

The second half promised more spectacle. Adana Demirspor was immediately very dangerous with a number of good chances, but they were unable to finish. However, the first goal was for Galatasaray. Dries Mertens passed the ball to Hakim Ziyech and he kicked it in nicely. Ten minutes later Mertens’ team won again. This time Kerem Demirbay had the ball and he kicked the ball into the far corner from an impossible position. Nice goal from the German. In the closing seconds of the match, Mauro Icardi scored the 0-3 on a pass from Mertens. Adana Demirspor was completely exhausted after that goal and had to admit their superiority in Galatasaray. Thanks to their victory, Dries Mertens’ team has a gap of seven points on closest pursuer Fenerbahçe and on top of that Gala also a record. It wins fifteen games in a row. That has never happened before in Turkey.