Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Galatasaray 1st with 88 points, Giresunspor 16th with 40, 48 apart. Giresunspor ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. In league terms the two rates read 1.17/1.67 for Giresunspor and 2.31/0.75 for Galatasaray (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.52.
Nine consecutive wins preceded this game for Galatasaray, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 5/15 points for Giresunspor against 15/15 for Galatasaray.
The match was played at Giresun Atatürk Stadyumu in Giresun (capacity 22,018). On the scoreboard, Galatasaray led 1-0 at the break; 3 second-half goals set the final 0-4.