Copenhagen 2-2: Two goals in two minutes at the end saved the point for the Turks

the Copenhagen The Istanbul team froze for 86 minutes, but goals by Sasha Boye and Tite raised the score in the end. the 2-2 He gave Galatasaray a point, albeit in an unorthodox way, in the Champions League Group A debut.

The Turks entered the field with an air of favorites due to the big transfers in the summer. Among these, Mauro Icardi was at the front of Okan Boruc’s 4-2-3-1 formation, Hakim Ziges on the right and Dries Mertens behind the Argentine striker.

With momentum and excitement from the stands, the home team had the upper hand in the opening minutes. Icardi was wasting chances with Kerem Akturkoglu and it all looked as if their goal was only a matter of time.

In the 35th minute, the ball ended up in the net, but through Fernando Muslera. In a quick attack, Mohamed Elyounoussi opened the scoring with a header from close range for the Danes, who froze in front of Galatasaray and clipped their wings.

The second half began without changes, and in the 58th minute, Diogo Gonsalves took advantage of the home team’s weak defense and shot a ball without a goalkeeper in front of him, scoring 2-0, and it seemed that he would achieve victory for his team.

He included Okan Tite, Sergio Oliveira, Paris Yilmaz and Wilfried Zaha, but the biggest gift was the expulsion of Elias Gellert with the second yellow card in the 73rd minute.

The match was moved to the Danes Stadium and in the 86th minute the counterattack began. Sasha Boye’s shot from close range reduced Galatasaray’s lead and two minutes later Tite equalized to make it 2-2 and saved a point.

• GalatasarayMuslera, Pouille, Nelson (76′ Ndombele), Bardaxi, Angelinho, Demirbay (59′ Oliveira), Torreira, Ziges (66′ Gelmes), Mertens (59′ Tete), Akturkoglu (66′ Za), Icardi.
• Copenhagen: Grabara, Gellert, Dix, Favreau, Melling, Lerager, Valcke, Gonsalves (70′ Claesson), Assouri (76′ Lund), Larsson (70′ Oscarsson, 76′ Ankersen), Elyounoussi (90+3′ Hoylund).

Results of the first round

• Galatasaray – Copenhagen 2-2 (86′ Boye, 88′ Tite, 35′ Elyounoussi, 58′ Gonçalves).
• 20/09 22:00 Bayern – Manchester United

The entire program

• 03/10 22:00 Manchester United – Galatasaray
• 03/10 22:00 Copenhagen – Bayern
• 24/10 19:45 Galatasaray – Bayern
• 24/10 22:00 Manchester United – Copenhagen
• 11/08 22:00 Bayern – Galatasaray
• 11/08 22:00 Copenhagen – Manchester United
• 29/11 19:45 Galatasaray – Manchester United
• 29/11 22:00 Bayern – Copenhagen
• 12/12 22:00 Manchester United – Bayern
• 12/12 22:00 Copenhagen – Galatasaray