After being upset in the Turkish Super Lig by city rivals Fenerbahce last week, Galatasaray had some ground to make up. Returning to the Ali Sami Yen stadium against a poor performing Sivasspor was expected to be an easy win. Though the injury of starting striker Milan Baros along with the suspension of in-form Abdul Kader Keita and Elano Blumer showed hope for Sivasspor.
The joy started early for Galatasaray in Week 11 of the Turkish Super Lig as Shabani Nonda opened the scoring in the 11th minute following a slick heel pass by Baris Ozbek. Nonda was left one-on-one with Sivasspor goalkeeper, Michael Petkovic, and made no mistakes, slotting it neatly around the keeper.
Petkovic was called for holding the ball in is hands for too long in the 45th+1st minute, giving Galatasaray a freekick from the edge of the area. Harry Kewell blasted it into the top of the netting giving Petkovic no chance and giving Galatasaray a 2-0 lead in the 11th Week of the Turkish Super Lig.
Galatasaray created a few more dangerous opportunities to score but were unable to increase the lead. Sivasspor showed no signs of threat as Galatasaray cruised on to take the victory.
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