The Socceroos star put in a 90 minute shift for his club but was powerless to prevent the visitors romping away with the points.

The Kocaelispor hero was Taner Gulleri who blasted four of his team's five goals with Murat Hacioglu the other scorer.

Galatasaray had taken the lead in the game through Mehmet Topal on 15 minutes with Cassio Lincoln the other scorer for the home team.

It was a much happier afternoon for the other Turkish-based Socceroo in action as goalkeeper Michael Petkovic clocked up yet another clean sheet for leaders Sivasspor as they enjoyed a 1-0 win over Eskisehispor thanks to a seventh minute goal from  Yannick Kamanan.