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Galatasaray's disappointing friendly ends in 3-0 loss to Venezia
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Galatasaray's disappointing friendly ends in 3-0 loss to Venezia

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Galatasaray lost 3-0 to Italian team Venezia FC in a friendly match during their pre-season training in Austria.
  • Venezia scored their goals in the second half, with John Yeboah scoring in the 71st minute, followed by a penalty in the 75th and a goal in stoppage time by Lion Lauberbach.
  • Galatasaray's BarฤฑลŸ Alper Yฤฑlmaz missed a penalty in the 90th minute, and the team will play Rennes and Villarreal in further friendlies after returning to Istanbul.

Galatasaray suffered a disappointing 3-0 defeat against Italian side Venezia FC in a pre-season friendly held in Linz, Austria. The match, part of Galatasaray's preparations for the new season, saw the Turkish club unable to find the net against their Italian opponents.

Venezia secured their victory with three goals in the second half. John Yeboah opened the scoring in the 71st minute, followed by a penalty conversion in the 75th minute. Lion Lauberbach sealed the win with a goal in the 90+2 minute.

The missed opportunity for a late consolation goal came when Galatasaray's BarฤฑลŸ Alper Yฤฑlmaz failed to convert a penalty in the 90th minute. Following their training camp in Austria, Galatasaray is scheduled to play further friendly matches in Istanbul against French team Rennes on August 2nd and Spanish side Villarreal on August 8th.

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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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