Super Lig: Beşiktaş demolishes Sivasspor 3-1 with 2 goals from J. Muleka
İSTANBUL. Beşiktaş prevailed over Sivasspor 3-1 thanks to J. Muleka who scored in the 12th and 42nd minute.
İSTANBUL. Beşiktaş overcome Sivasspor 3-1 thanks to J. Muleka who scored in the 12th and 42nd minute. Beşiktaş was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with J. Muleka (12′), W. Weghorst (30′) and J. Muleka (42′). Sivasspor reduced the distance with a goal (86′) by D. Saba, but there was not much to do for them. Beşiktaş took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Vodafone Park (İstanbul) stadium in İstanbul on Monday and it started at 9:45 pm local time. The referee was Volkan Bayarslan who was helped by Mustafa Emre Eyisoy and Volkan Ahmet Narinç. The 4th official was Ali Şansalan. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 25.5 degrees Celsius or 77.81 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 73%.
Match Statistics
Beşiktaş was in firm control of the ball 60% while Sivasspor was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Beşiktaş was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 10 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Beşiktaş won the contest.
Beşiktaş shot 18 times, 10 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Sivasspor shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Beşiktaş. On the other side, Sivasspor received 2 yellow cards (E. Yesilyurt and H. Arslan).
After this match, Beşiktaş will have 7 points like Fenerbahçe, İstanbul Başakşehir, Galatasaray and Trabzonspor to move up in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Sivasspor will stay with 2 points to stay in the 16th place.
Match Events
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12'12'
J. Muleka
G. N\'Koudou
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30'30'
W. Weghorst
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40'40'
E. Yesilyurt
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42'42'
J. Muleka
A. Masuaku
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46'46'
H. Arslan
C. Charisis
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46'46'
R. Yalcin
K. Keita
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46'46'
A. Appidangoye
C. Osmanpasa
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54'54'
B. Vardar
S. Ucan
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61'61'
C. N\'Jie
L. James
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62'62'
U. Meras
A. Masuaku
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62'62'
K. Karaman
J. Muleka
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74'74'
D. Saba
F. Ulvestad
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77'77'
C. Tosun
W. Weghorst
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78'78'
K. Kesgin
D. Alli
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83'83'
H. Arslan
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86'86'
D. Saba
M. Gradel
Next match
In the upcoming Super Lig match, Beşiktaş will play away against Ankaragücü on the 4th of September with a 15-1 head to head in favor of Beşiktaş (4 draws).
Sivasspor will host Fatih Karagümrük on the 3rd of September with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Sivasspor (1 draw).
Beşiktaş: Formation and Lineups
Beşiktaş started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Valérien Ismaël chose to play with the following team: Ersin Destanoğlu , Valentin Rosier , Necip Uysal , Romain Saïss , Arthur Masuaku , Salih Uçan , Gedson Fernandes , Jackson Muleka , Dele Alli , Georges-Kévin N’Koudou and Wout Weghorst .
Substitutes
Beşiktaş made 5 changes: S. Ucan for B. Vardar (54′), A. Masuaku for U. Meras (62′), J. Muleka for K. Karaman (62′), W. Weghorst for C. Tosun (77′) and D. Alli for K. Kesgin (78′).
Top player: Wout Weghorst
The player who no doubt impressed Beşiktaş the most was Wout Weghorst.
His rating is with 1 goal, 19 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4.
Sivasspor: Formation and Lineups
Sivasspor started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Rıza Çalımbay played with: Ali Şaşal Vural , Erdoğan Yeşilyurt , Caner Osmanpaşa , Dimitris Goutas , Uğur Çiftçi , Abdul Keita , Mustapha Yatabaré , Charis Charisis , Fredrik Ulvestad , Max Gradel and Leke James .
Substitutes
Sivasspor made 5 changes: C. Charisis for H. Arslan (46′), K. Keita for R. Yalcin (46′), C. Osmanpasa for A. Appidangoye (46′), L. James for C. N’Jie (61′) and F. Ulvestad for D. Saba (74′).
Top player: Dia Saba
The player who no doubt impressed Sivasspor the most was Dia Saba.
His rating is with 1 goal, 9 passes (100% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 3. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 74′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig
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