New signing Mário Jardel proved an instant hit with Galatasaray S.K. by scoring the golden goal that won the UEFA Super Cup at Real Madrid's expense.
The Turkish side were the first UEFA Cup Final 2000 (2000) winners to take part in the competition following the demise of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and they took full advantage with a 2-1 victory against the European champions at Stade Louis II.
Galatasaray S.K. had become the first Turkish team to lift a European trophy with their defeat of Arsenal F.C. the previous May, and two strikes from Mário Jardel, a summer signing from F.C. Porto, added another to their collection. Mário Jardel was not the only new face in the Galatasaray S.K. ranks. Fatih Terim had moved to A.C.F. Fiorentina after masterminding their UEFA Cup success, and it was left to Mircea Lucescu to emulate that feat in Monaco.
Mircea Lucescu joined fellow Romanians Gheorghe Popescu and Gheorghe Hagi, who brought experience to a side largely unchanged from the Copenhagen final three months earlier. Mário Jardel was the notable addition and he swept Galatasaray S.K. in front from the penalty spot five minutes before the break after Iván Campo had impeded Hakan Ünsal in the penalty area.
With 103 minutes played Fatih Akyel crossed low into the area where Mário Jardel was on hand to turn the ball past Íker Casillas. Galatasaray S.K.'s glorious summer was complete.