Galatasaray 2–2 Sturm Graz: UEFA Champions League, 7 November 2000

The match

Galatasaray and Sturm Graz finished 2–2 in the UEFA Champions League on 7 November 2000. The match was played in the first group stage in Istanbul.

The teams were level at 2–2 at the end of play.

Goals and key incidents

Ergün Penbe scored a penalty in minute 30 (Galatasaray). Sergei Yuran scored in minute 64 (Sturm Graz). Jardel scored in minute 75 (Galatasaray).

Hakan Ünsal was recorded as the own-goal scorer in minute 81 (Galatasaray).

Emre Belözoğlu was sent off in minute 79.

Competition and tie context

The same sides also met on 20 September 2000, when Sturm Graz finished 3–0 against Galatasaray. That is a separate match result in this competition campaign.

The fixture was played in Group D of the first group stage. The match result belongs to this stage of the competition in the 2000/01 season.

Venue and attendance

The UEFA match record identifies the venue as Ali Sami Yen, Istanbul.

The recorded attendance was 20,305 spectators.

The teams’ wider campaign

Galatasaray came into this fixture after a Monaco 4–2 Galatasaray result on 25 October 2000 in the same competition campaign. Their next match in that campaign was Milan 2–2 Galatasaray on 21 November 2000.

Sturm Graz came into this fixture after a Sturm Graz 2–0 Rangers result on 25 October 2000 in the same competition campaign. Their next match in that campaign was Valencia 2–0 Sturm Graz on 21 November 2000.