Victor Osimhen’s goal fired a jubilant Galatasaray side into the Turkish Cup final with his 30th goal of the season as the Turkish League leaders defeated Konyaspor 5-1 in their semi-final clash on Tuesday, 22nd April 2025
The Nigerian striker opened the scoring in the 26th minute when he powered in a beautiful header from a brilliant cross by former Napoli teammate Dries Mertens, to set Napoli on the way to victory.
This latest strike took Victor Osimhen’s impressive goal-scoring form to another height this season, having now netted 30 times across all competitions while providing six assists for the Turkish champions.
Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Torreira doubled Galatasaray’s advantage shortly before half-time, putting Okan Buruk’s men firmly in control of the tie at the Konya Buyuksehir Arena.
The second half saw Robert Sallai add a brace for Galatasaray sandwiched between Pedrinho’s consolation goal for Konyaspor, to end a comprehensive 4-1 victory and secure their place in the final.
Osimhen was substituted in the 73rd minute for Yusuf Demir who bagged the fifth goal in the 91st minute.
The Nigeria international had previously played a crucial role in Galatasaray’s quarter-final triumph over Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce, scoring twice to help eliminate their bitter rivals in a hard-fought 2-1 win at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium earlier this month.