Venezia 3 – 0 Galatasaray

CLUBFRIENDLY · July 27, 2026 · Final

🎧 Post-Game Report (audio)

Post-Game Recap

Venezia put on a clinic tonight, shutting out Galatasaray three goals to nothing in what turned out to be a thoroughly dominant July friendly. From the opening minutes it was clear the home side had no intention of treating this like a casual summer kickabout. Venezia generated twenty-six total shots to Galatasaray's fourteen, and thirteen of those found the frame compared to just six for the visitors — that kind of pressure tells you everything about how this one unfolded. Lion Lauberbach was relentless going forward, leading Venezia with five total shots and constantly threatening to break the game open. On the other side of the ball, Galatasaray's Abdülkerim Bardakçi was fighting fires all night with eight defensive interventions, and goalkeeper Jankat Yilmaz was the only reason this scoreline wasn't uglier — he finished with nine saves, a massive workload that speaks to how thoroughly Venezia carved through that backline. Yilmaz also led his side with forty-five accurate passes, showing composure under pressure, but there was simply too much coming at him. Victor Osimhen tested him repeatedly with three shots of his own, while Enrique Perez kept the Venezia attack organized with thirty-eight accurate passes in the engine room. Galatasaray held fifty-two and a half percent possession but never converted it into real danger, and that gap between controlling the ball and controlling the game proved fatal. A convincing statement from Venezia heading into the preseason stretch. That's your post-game report. Sports Desk, signing off.

AI-generated post-game report composed from the official play-by-play and box score.

Complete Play-by-Play

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Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

First Half begins.

Armel Bella-Kotchap (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 1'

Foul by Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray). 1'

Offside, Venezia. Kike Pérez is caught offside. 2'

Attempt saved. Kike Pérez (Venezia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jankat Yilmaz (Galatasaray). Assisted by Antoine Hainaut. 4'

Attempt missed. Matteo Dagasso (Venezia) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. 4'

Attempt saved. Toma Basic (Venezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jankat Yilmaz (Galatasaray). Assisted by Matteo Dagasso. 4'

Attempt missed. Kike Pérez (Venezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thierry Correia with a cross. 8'

Delay in match because of an injury Roland Sallai (Galatasaray). 9'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 10'

Foul by Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray). 13'

Kike Pérez (Venezia) wins a free kick on the right wing. 13'

Attempt saved. Matteo Dagasso (Venezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jankat Yilmaz (Galatasaray). 15'

Offside, Galatasaray. Victor Osimhen is caught offside. 16'

Foul by Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray). 17'

Armel Bella-Kotchap (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 17'

Offside, Venezia. Antoine Hainaut is caught offside. 18'

Foul by Abdülkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray). 19'

Alvin Okoro (Venezia) wins a free kick on the left wing. 19'

Attempt missed. Albion Rrahmani (Venezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thierry Correia. 23'

Yunus Akgün (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the right wing. 26'

Foul by Kike Pérez (Venezia). 26'

Attempt blocked. Matteo Dagasso (Venezia) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Hainaut. 30'

Offside, Galatasaray. Victor Osimhen is caught offside. 31'

Attempt missed. Yunus Akgün (Galatasaray) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lucas Torreira. 31'

Delay in match because of an injury Thierry Correia (Venezia). 32'

Substitution, Venezia. Richie Sagrado replaces Thierry Correia because of an injury. 32'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 33'

Attempt blocked. Alvin Okoro (Venezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antoine Hainaut. 34'

Attempt blocked. Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eren Elmali. 34'

Attempt blocked. Yunus Akgün (Galatasaray) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roland Sallai. 34'

Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Filip Stankovic (Venezia). 34'

Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Filip Stankovic. 35'

Attempt saved. Abdülkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Filip Stankovic (Venezia). Assisted by Roland Sallai with a cross. 35'

Offside, Galatasaray. Victor Osimhen is caught offside. 36'

Foul by Kike Pérez (Venezia). 37'

Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 37'

Offside, Galatasaray. Victor Osimhen is caught offside. 37'

Attempt missed. Albion Rrahmani (Venezia) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Antoine Hainaut with a cross. 38'

Attempt saved. Kike Pérez (Venezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jankat Yilmaz (Galatasaray). Assisted by Albion Rrahmani. 40'

Attempt saved. Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Filip Stankovic (Venezia). Assisted by Kaan Ayhan. 40'

Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Filip Stankovic. 40'

Delay in match because of an injury Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray). 44'

Delay over. They are ready to continue. 45'

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time. 45'+1'

Foul by Richie Sagrado (Venezia). 45'+1'

Yunus Akgün (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the right wing. 45'+1'

Attempt blocked. Roland Sallai (Galatasaray) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Torreira. 45'+2'

First Half ends, Galatasaray 0, Venezia 0. 45'+2'

Substitution, Venezia. Marko Farji replaces Joël Schingtienne. 45'

Second Half begins Galatasaray 0, Venezia 0. 45'

Substitution, Venezia. Michael Venturi replaces Armel Bella-Kotchap. 45'

Substitution, Venezia. John Yeboah replaces Alvin Okoro. 45'

Substitution, Galatasaray. Berat Lus replaces Kazimcan Karatas. 45'

Attempt blocked. Richie Sagrado (Venezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. 46'

Attempt blocked. Marko Farji (Venezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. 47'

Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Roland Sallai. 47'

Foul by Bartol Franjic (Venezia). 48'

Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 48'

Attempt saved. Marko Farji (Venezia) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jankat Yilmaz (Galatasaray). Assisted by Albion Rrahmani. 50'

Attempt saved. Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Filip Stankovic (Venezia). Assisted by Berat Lus with a cross. 52'

Foul by Albion Rrahmani (Venezia). 52'

Arda Ünyay (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 52'

Foul by Matteo Dagasso (Venezia). 53'

Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the left wing. 53'

Offside, Galatasaray. Victor Osimhen is caught offside. 54'

Attempt blocked. Yunus Akgün (Galatasaray) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roland Sallai. 55'

Substitution, Venezia. Simone Panada replaces Matteo Dagasso. 57'

Attempt missed. Kaan Ayhan (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yunus Akgün with a cross. 58'

John Yeboah (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 58'

Foul by Lucas Torreira (Galatasaray). 58'

Attempt saved. Albion Rrahmani (Venezia) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Jankat Yilmaz (Galatasaray). Assisted by Kike Pérez. 59'

Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Abdülkerim Bardakci. 59'

Substitution, Galatasaray. Gabriel Sara replaces Kaan Ayhan. 62'

Substitution, Galatasaray. Victor Nelsson replaces Arda Ünyay. 62'

Substitution, Venezia. Ale Gomes replaces Antoine Hainaut. 62'

Substitution, Venezia. Ahmed Sidibé replaces Bartol Franjic. 62'

Substitution, Galatasaray. Renato Nhaga replaces Lucas Torreira. 62'

Substitution, Galatasaray. Baris Alper Yilmaz replaces Yunus Akgün. 62'

Substitution, Venezia. Thórir Helgason replaces Toma Basic. 62'

Substitution, Galatasaray. Lesley Ugochukwu replaces Ilkay Gündogan. 62'

Substitution, Venezia. Lion Lauberbach replaces Albion Rrahmani. 62'

Substitution, Venezia. Nunzio Lella replaces Kike Pérez. 62'

Attempt missed. Thórir Helgason (Venezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. 64'

Attempt missed. Richie Sagrado (Venezia) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. 65'

Foul by Ahmed Sidibé (Venezia). 68'

Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the right wing. 68'

Attempt missed. Ale Gomes (Venezia) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Simone Panada. 69'

Attempt blocked. Lion Lauberbach (Venezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thórir Helgason. 70'

Corner, Venezia. Conceded by Gabriel Sara. 70'

Goal! Galatasaray 0, Venezia 1. John Yeboah (Venezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. 71'

Penalty Venezia. John Yeboah draws a foul in the penalty area. 74'

Penalty conceded by Abdülkerim Bardakci (Galatasaray) after a foul in the penalty area. 74'

Goal! Galatasaray 0, Venezia 2. Lion Lauberbach (Venezia) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top right corner. 75'

Attempt saved. Richie Sagrado (Venezia) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jankat Yilmaz (Galatasaray). Assisted by Marko Farji with a cross. 78'

Attempt saved. Lion Lauberbach (Venezia) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jankat Yilmaz (Galatasaray). 78'

Attempt missed. Lion Lauberbach (Venezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. 78'

Attempt missed. Richie Sagrado (Venezia) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Thórir Helgason. 78'

Substitution, Galatasaray. Yusuf Sivaslioglu replaces Roland Sallai. 78'

Substitution, Venezia. Matteo Grandi replaces Filip Stankovic. 79'

Substitution, Venezia. Antonio Casas replaces Ahmed Sidibé. 79'

Substitution, Galatasaray. Elias Jelert replaces Eren Elmali. 79'

Substitution, Galatasaray. Eyüp Aydin replaces Abdülkerim Bardakci. 79'

Substitution, Galatasaray. Leroy Sané replaces Victor Osimhen. 79'

Foul by Marko Farji (Venezia). 80'

Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 80'

Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) is shown the yellow card. 80'

Thórir Helgason (Venezia) wins a free kick in the attacking half. 82'

Foul by Eyüp Aydin (Galatasaray). 82'

Offside, Venezia. Lion Lauberbach is caught offside. 83'

Attempt saved. John Yeboah (Venezia) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner by Jankat Yilmaz (Galatasaray). Assisted by Nunzio Lella. 84'

Ahmed Sidibé (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 84'

Foul by Leroy Sané (Galatasaray). 84'

Gabriel Sara (Galatasaray) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Elias Jelert. 85'

Marko Farji (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 85'

Foul by Yusuf Sivaslioglu (Galatasaray). 85'

Foul by John Yeboah (Venezia). 87'

Elias Jelert (Galatasaray) wins a free kick on the left wing. 87'

Lion Lauberbach (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 88'

Foul by Yusuf Sivaslioglu (Galatasaray). 88'

Penalty conceded by Michael Venturi (Venezia) after a foul in the penalty area. 89'

Penalty Galatasaray. Baris Alper Yilmaz draws a foul in the penalty area. 89'

Penalty saved. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal by Matteo Grandi (Venezia). 90'

Attempt saved. Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Matteo Grandi (Venezia). 90'

Attempt blocked. Berat Lus (Galatasaray) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. 90'

Corner, Galatasaray. Conceded by Nunzio Lella. 90'

Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time. 90'

Simone Panada (Venezia) wins a free kick in the defensive half. 90'+1'

Foul by Victor Nelsson (Galatasaray). 90'+1'

Goal! Galatasaray 0, Venezia 3. Lion Lauberbach (Venezia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by John Yeboah following a fast break. 90'+2'

Second Half ends, Galatasaray 0, Venezia 3. 90'+5'

Match ends, Galatasaray 0, Venezia 3.