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Besiktas hammer Galatasaray 5-0 to win Turkish Super Cup

ANKARA 

Istanbul’s Besiktas tore apart archrivals Galatasaray 5-0 to win Türkiye’s Turkcell Super Cup on Saturday.

Italian forward Ciro Immobile, who signed with Besiktas this summer, scored two goals, including an early opener against last season’s Turkish champions, Galatasaray.

Besiktas led at the end of the first half 1-0 at Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium, then poured in on, scoring four goals in the second 45 minutes.

Norwegian right-back Jonas Svensson, Portuguese star Rafa Silva, who is another summer signing, and Turkish youngster Mustafa Hekimoglu were the other scorers who helped the Black Eagles win by a large margin.

Near the end of the match, Galatasaray were down to 10 men as Danish defender Victor Nelsson was sent off after a professional foul.

Immobile was named the man of the match.

Besiktas won their third Super Cup in the tournament’s history.

They previously secured the inaugural Super Cup in 2006 and raised the trophy again in 2021.

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