Kerem Aktürkoğlu, Galatasaray prodigy, who made global titles recently with his performance against Barcelona scored twice to inspire the Lions for a 2-1 derby win over Beşiktaş on Monday in the Turkish Super Lig.
Beşiktaş missed a chance to score the opening when Omar Elabdellaoui held the ball off the goal line in the 14th minute.
Galatasaray unlocked the situation with a closure-range finish by Akturkoğlu in the 22nd minute at the NEF stadium in Istanbul.
The Lions made is 2-0 in in the 32nd minute when Aktürkoğlu headed Beşiktaş ‘ net with assist by Mostafa Mohamed.
In the 85th minute Beşiktaş narrowed the gap one thanks to the closure of Rıdvan Yilmaz-range finish.
With the winGalatasaray climbed at the 11th place with 38 points in the standings while Besiktas remained in seat number eight with 45 points.
