Göztepe, continuing their new season preparations in Slovenia for the Süper Lig, defeated Ukrainian side FC LNZ Cherkasy 2-0 in their second friendly match, giving hope to their fans. The yellow-and-reds, who started the match with the lineup of "Arda Özçimen, Arda Okan, Sundberg, Bokele, Taha, Miroshi, Matos, Efkan, Janderson, Henrique, and Armstrong," took the lead in the 15th minute with a goal from new signing Sonko Sundberg. Göz-Göz, who finished the first half 1-0 up, made it 2-0 in the 55th minute with a goal from their left-back Cherni. With no further goals in the remaining minutes, Göztepe managed to defeat their opponent. Göztepe, who also managed to defeat Croatia's Gorica team 2-0 in their first friendly match in Slovenia, made it two wins out of two in their training camp. Göztepe will conclude their camp in Slovenia by facing Al Dhafra on July 19, Zorya Luhansk on July 23, and Rudes on July 26.
İsmail Köybaşı, who completed his active football career at Göztepe and joined the yellow-and-red team's technical staff, will also have a testimonial match in August. It was stated that Göztepe will face Trabzonspor for İsmail, who also wore the jerseys of Gaziantepspor, Beşiktaş, Fenerbahçe, Çaykur Rizespor, and Trabzonspor. Trabzonspor Vice President Zeyyat Kafkas announced that they will play a match against Göztepe in Izmir at the beginning of August for İsmail Köybaşı's testimonial.