1. Lig: Sakaryaspor defeats Yeni Malatyaspor 3-1 after recovering from a 0-1 deficit
ADAPAZARı. Sakaryaspor was capable to turn the table against Yeni Malatyaspor.

ADAPAZARı. Sakaryaspor succeeded in turn the table against Yeni Malatyaspor. It was Yeni Malatyaspor to score first with a goal from J. Nshimirimana. However, later Sakaryaspor found the way to turn the table scoring 3 consecutive goals with K. Kasongo (43′), K. Kasongo (45′) and U. Kurt (71′). Sakaryaspor took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).
C. Akgun missed a decisive penalty (27′). That would have allowed Yeni Malatyaspor to draw the match.
The match was played at the Sakarya Atatürk Stadı stadium in Adapazarı on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Can Cengiz who had the assistance of Gökmen Baltacı and Burak Cansız. The 4th official was Volkan Okur. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot around 27.6 degrees Celsius or 81.73 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 46%.
Match Statistics
Sakaryaspor was in firm control of the ball 60% while Yeni Malatyaspor was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Sakaryaspor was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Sakaryaspor won the contest.
Sakaryaspor shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Yeni Malatyaspor shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Sakaryaspor received 2 yellow cards (I. Erdogan and H. Yavuz). On the opposite side, Yeni Malatyaspor received 5 yellow cards (J. Nshimirimana, R. Cagiran, C. Akgun, A. Damlu and T. Gur).
Also, Yeni Malatyaspor didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after R. Cagiran (Yeni Malatyaspor) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (69′).
After playing this match, Sakaryaspor will have 9 points like Samsunspor and Pendikspor to move up in the 7th place. On the other side, Yeni Malatyaspor will stay with 3 points like Altınordu and BB Erzurumspor to stay in the 18th place.
Match Events
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27'27'
C. Akgun
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31'31'
J. Nshimirimana
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41'41'
J. Nshimirimana
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43'43'
K. Kasongo
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45'45'
K. Kasongo
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45'45'
I. Erdogan
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46'46'
H. Tasci
I. Erdogan
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46'46'
S. Odabasoglu
E. Aydogan
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55'55'
N. F. Aydin
J. Nshimirimana
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60'60'
R. Cagiran
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62'62'
B. Kavlak
D. Emeksiz
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67'67'
A. Mujde
G. Donsah
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68'68'
C. Akgun
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69'69'
R. Cagiran
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70'70'
A. Damlu
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71'71'
U. Kurt
M. Nalepa
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72'72'
K. Woolery
B. Suleyman
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78'78'
I. Donkor
C. Menderes
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78'78'
H. Yavuz
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85'85'
O. Roshi
O. Sol
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89'89'
O. Roshi
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89'89'
T. Gur
Next match
In the upcoming 1. Lig match, Sakaryaspor will play away with Bodrumspor on the 8th of October with a 0-0 head to head record.
Yeni Malatyaspor will host BB Erzurumspor on the 9th of October with a 2-2 head to head stats.
Sakaryaspor: Formation and Lineups
Sakaryaspor started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager İlker Püren chose to play with the following team: Furkan Köse, Ümit Kurt, Hıfsullah İsmail Erdoğan, Oğuz Yıldırım, Çağlayan Menderes, Burak Süleyman, Ozan Sol, Emirhan Aydoğan, Michał Nalepa, Hakan Yavuz and Kabongo Kassongo.
Substitutes
Sakaryaspor made 5 changes: I. Erdogan for H. Tasci (46′), E. Aydogan for S. Odabasoglu (46′), B. Suleyman for K. Woolery (72′), C. Menderes for I. Donkor (78′) and O. Sol for O. Roshi (85′).
Yeni Malatyaspor: Formation and Lineups
Yeni Malatyaspor started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Cihat Arslan played with: Abdulsamed Damlu, Barış Başdaş, Taha Gür, Philip Awuku Gameli, Rahman Buğra Çağıran, Godfred Donsah, Cengizhan Akgün, Doğukan Emeksiz, Jospin Nshimirimana, Ogün Özçiçek and Aly Malle.
Substitutes
Yeni Malatyaspor made 3 changes: J. Nshimirimana for N. F. Aydin (55′), D. Emeksiz for B. Kavlak (62′) and G. Donsah for A. Mujde (67′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig