Goalless for 70 Minutes, Then It Fell Apart
Galatasaray controlled long stretches of this one, worked the ball around nicely, had more of the possession — and still walked away with nothing to show for it. Venezia turned a goalless first hour into a 3-0 win in Linz, and it capped a genuinely rough camp in Austria for the Turkish champions, who lost both their friendlies out there without scoring a single goal.
For most of the match, Galatasaray looked the tidier side. Torreira and Sara ran things through midfield, the passing was crisp, and they created territory without really turning it into clear chances. Venezia sat in, stayed compact in their 3-4-1-2, and waited. That patience paid off just after the hour — John Yeboah broke the deadlock in the 71st minute, and it was enough to flip the whole complexion of the game.
Venezia Turn It On After the Break
Once Venezia got their noses in front, they never really let go. Four minutes after Yeboah’s opener, Lion Lauberbach doubled the lead from the penalty spot, and Galatasaray, who’d looked comfortable enough for most of the match, suddenly had no answer. Okan Buruk threw on a wave of fresh faces — Baris Alper Yilmaz, Victor Nelsson, Gabriel Sara, Renato Nhaga and Lesley Ugochukwu around the hour mark, then Leroy Sane, Eyup Aydin, Elias Jelert and Yusuf Sivaslioglu not long after — but none of it changed the pattern. Lauberbach put the finishing touch on the win deep into stoppage time, grabbing his second of the night to make it 3-0.
What It Means Next
It’s a tough way to wrap up pre-season for Galatasaray, who also lost 2-0 to Monza earlier in the same Austrian training camp — two defeats, no goals scored, in their two Summer Series Upper Austria friendlies. For Venezia, unbeaten in 16 straight games now and still riding a run of scoring in ten matches in a row, it’s exactly the kind of statement performance you want heading into a new Serie A season. Galatasaray now head back to Istanbul to finish preparing for the competitive campaign ahead.
Match Summary
Galatasaray 0-3 Venezia Club Friendly — Hofmann Personal Stadion, Linz, Austria Monday, 27 July 2026
Goals: 71′ John Yeboah (Venezia) 0-1 75′ Lion Lauberbach (Venezia) 0-2 (penalty) 90+2′ Lion Lauberbach (Venezia) 0-3
Result: Venezia beat Galatasaray 3-0, completing a pre-season camp in Austria where the Turkish side lost both friendlies without scoring.
For live pre-season friendly scores and coverage, visit fawanews. Full results and fixtures at the official Galatasaray SK website.
