Galatasaray Vs Östersund

Swedish minnows Ostersunds pulled off a major shock in Thursday's Europa League second round qualifiers after eliminating Turkish giants Galatasaray.

Leading from last week's first leg the Swedes, managed by Englishman Graham Potter, secured a draw in Istanbul to progress on aggregate.

The victory marks a remarkable debut for the club in European competition, having been formed only 21 years ago.  

Graham Potter celebrates Ostersunds' shock Europa League win over Galatasaray

Briva Nouri celebrates after opening the scoring from the penalty spot on Thursday

Salisu Abdullahi Gero gestures to the skies after the Swedish side's historic victory

Samuel Mensah sinks to his knees to celebrate the unlikely Europa League success

Galatasaray fans throw a flare to the pitch during the Europa League clash on Thursday

The Swedes - who boast three English players Jamie Hopcutt, Curtis Edwards and Andrew Mills as well as their English manager - will now face Luxembourg's Fola Esch in the third qualifying round, which begins later this month.

Ostersunds took a three-goal aggregate lead on the hour mark when Brwa Nouri scored from the penalty spot.

The Turks pulled a goal back through Ahmet Calik nine minutes later, but it proved little more than a consolation for a side in transition.

Potter made his name in the lower leagues of English football with the likes of York and Stoke 

Mensah flies high as he launches himself into the air for a scissor kick during the second half

The club have gone through major personnel changes after seeing the likes of Lukas Podolski and Wesley Sneijder leave, with Bafetimbi Gomis and Maicon arriving.

But they were still expected to progress past the Swedes, with their exit a major blow to a club with a rich history in Europe.

While the Turks are currently preparing for the start of their new campaign next month, Ostersunds have already played 15 league matches this season and sit fifth in the Swedish top flight, as they bid to secure European football once again. 

Galatasaray striker Bafetimbi Gomis has his hands on his hips after suffering defeat

Galatasaray fans support their team on a night where they were dumped out of Europe

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UEFA Avrupa Ligi 2. Ön Eleme Turu'nda Galatasaray, İsveç'te oynanan maçta Östersunds'a yenildi. Karşılaşmanın rövanşı 20 Temmuz'da Türk Telekom Stadyumu'nda oynanacak. Östersunds Galatasaray maç özeti bu sayfada

Galatasaray, UEFA Avrupa Ligi 2. ön eleme turu ilk maçında, deplasmanda İsveç'in Östersunds takımına yenildi. Tarihinde ilk kez Avrupa Kupası maçı oynayan Östersunds, ilk galibiyetini Galatasaray'a karşı aldı.

İLK 11'LER

Östersunds: Keita, Mensah, Papagiannopoulos, Pettersson, Widgren, Sema, Mukiibi, Bachirou, Nouri, Ghoddos, Gero.

Galatasaray: Muslera, Maicon, Ahmet, Linnes, Carole, Selçuk, Tolga, Yasin, Garry Rodrigues, Sinan Gümüş, Gomis.

Sakatlığı bulunan Belhanda maç kadrosunda yer almadı. Eray İşçan, Serdar Aziz, Eren, Donk, Emrah Başsan, Tarık Çamdal ve Koray Günter yedekler arasında yer aldı.

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