Adana Demirspor withdrew from the match against Galatasaray in the 30th minute. The referee, Oğuzhan Çakır, announced that the match was suspended. Galatasaray hosted Adana Demirspor at home. The match started at 19:00 at RAMS Park, with Oğuzhan Çakır as the referee. Oğuzhan Çakır's assistants were Çağlar Uyarcan and Volkan Ahmet Narinç. Galatasaray played with Günay Güvenç, Kaan Ayhan, Sanchez, Cuesta, Jelert, Mertens, Sara, Sallai, Ahmed Kutucu, Osimhen, and Morata. Adana Demirspor played with Deniz Dönmezer, Arda Okan Kurtulan, Semih Güler, Abdulsamet Burak, İzzet Çelik, Maestro, Tayfun Aydoğan, Yusuf Barası, Alioui, and Aimbetov. The match started quickly. Galatasaray earned a penalty in the 11th minute. Mertens was fouled by Semih Güler in the penalty area. Referee Oğuzhan Çakır awarded the penalty. Alvaro Morata scored from the penalty spot in the 12th minute: 1-0. Galatasaray came close to scoring again in the 26th minute with Sallai, but goalkeeper Deniz Dönmezer made a save. In the 33rd minute, Adana Demirspor withdrew from the match. First, Yusuf Barası was injured and left the field. Adana Demirspor's coach, Mustafa Alper Avcı, called Semih Güler and Tayfun Aydoğan to discuss the situation. Then, Semih Güler led his teammates to the locker room. Some players remained on the field, wanting to continue the match. After a while, Adana Demirspor officially withdrew from the match. The match was suspended due to Adana Demirspor's decision. Galatasaray's new player, Carlos Cuesta, made his debut in front of the fans. The 26-year-old Colombian defender, transferred from Genk, played his first match for Galatasaray against Adana Demirspor. Cuesta was one of the effective players of the day with his defense. Galatasaray was missing six players in the match against Adana Demirspor. Injured players Mauro Icardi, Ismail Jakobs, and Yunus Akgün, as well as players who received red cards in the previous match, Fernando Muslera, Abdülkerim Bardakcı, Lucas Torreira, and Barış Alper Yılmaz, did not play in this match. Alvaro Morata, transferred from Milan, made his debut at RAMS Park in the match against Adana Demirspor. The 32-year-old experienced striker played his first two matches for Galatasaray away against Gaziantep FK and Boluspor. Morata scored a goal from the penalty spot in the 12th minute and also scored a goal against Boluspor in the Ziraat Turkey Cup.