TFC beaten by Galatasaray SK in friendly match in Turkey
TFC lost to Galatasaray SK 2-1 in their second friendly match in Turkey on Friday (December 16th).
A defeat and lessons. TFC lost to Galatasaray SK 2-1 in their second friendly at Antalya Stadium in Turkey on Friday (December 16th). This meeting was organized on the sidelines of the fall internship Violets in the country while waiting for the resumption of Ligue 1 after the World Cup in Qatar.
Against Galatasaray SK, which is currently the runner-up in Süper LIG, the Turkish first division championship, Philippe Montanier has, once again, rotated the workforce. The coach brought in players who lack playing time like Oliver Zandén and Kjetil Haug, youngsters from the reserve team like Yanis Zodehouganthat he mingled with executives like Rafael Ratão.
TFC open the scoring, but are caught by Galatasaray SK
During the match, it was central defender Rasmus Nicolaisen who opened the scoring in the 41st minute. But the Violets were quickly caught up in the score thanks to a goal from Bafétimbi Gomis in added time in the first period. The Turkish club then took the lead with a goal from Drie Mertens in the 60th minute.
” The end of the game is heroic defensively from the Violets, Galatasaray multiplies the offensives. Despite the score, there will be great lessons to be learned from this match before the resumption ”, estimated the TFC on its social networks at the end of the meeting.
End of the internship in Turkey for the Violettes
In his first friendly encounter in Turkey with Istanbul Basaksehir, the Violets drew0 to 0, tuesday 13 december.
The TFC ends its stage in Turkey on Saturday 17 December. After returning to France, the Ile du Ramier club will play its final friendly match of the year. The Violets will face Montpellier HSC on Tuesday, December 20 at 16. The last meeting of these two clubs, on October 2 at the Stadium in Toulouse, ended in victory for Toulouse.