1. Lig: Samsunspor tops Altay 2-1
SAMSUN. Samsunspor prevailed over Altay to win 2-1.
SAMSUN. Samsunspor beat Altay to win 2-1. It was Samsunspor to strike first with a goal of A. Öztürk at the 24′. Then M. Fofana scored again for Samsunspor in the 63′ minute with a goal. Eventually, Salih Sarikaya reduced the distance for Altay with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadyumu stadium in Samsun on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Oğuzhan Aksu with the support of Mehmet Şahan Yılmaz and Mehmet Şengül. The 4th official was Ömer Faruk Gültekin. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 7.4 degrees Celsius or 45.32 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 84%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Samsunspor was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Altay that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Samsunspor was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 11 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Samsunspor won the contest.
Samsunspor shot 21 times, 11 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Altay shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Samsunspor received 2 yellow cards (C. Yüksel and Tómané). On the other side, Altay received 3 yellow cards (Efe Sarikaya, Salih Sarikaya and Salih Sarikaya).
After playing this match, Samsunspor will have 32 points like Bodrumspor and Keçiörengücü to move up in the 4th place. Talking about the opposition, Altay will stay with 21 points to stay in the 12th place.
Match Events
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24'24'
A. Öztürk
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26'26'
C. Yüksel
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36'36'
Efe Sarikaya
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46'46'
Kutay Yokuslu
Eric Björkander
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63'63'
M. Fofana
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67'67'
Deniz Kadah
Mehmet Gündüz
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67'67'
Özgür Özkaya
Efe Sarikaya
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68'68'
Salih Sarikaya
Ceyhun Gülselam
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70'70'
Y. Abdioğlu
C. Kahraman
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70'70'
A. Sağat
M. Fofana
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78'78'
Tómané
Douglas Tanque
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85'85'
Yusuf Tekin
Eren Erdogan
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90'90'
Tómané
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90'90'
Salih Sarikaya
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90'90'
M. Guel
C. Yüksel
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90'90'
M. Guel
C. Yüksel
Next match
In the upcoming 1. Lig match, Samsunspor will play away against Eyüpspor on the 21st of January with a 0-0 head to head.
Altay will host Pendikspor on the 21st of January with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Pendikspor (0 draws).
Samsunspor: Formation and Lineups
Samsunspor adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Hüseyin Eroğlu chose to play with the following team: Jakub Szumski, Zeki Yavru, Alim Öztürk, Soner Gönül, Yunus Cift, Osman Çelik, Celil Yüksel, Cihan Kahraman, Ali Kaan Güneren, Douglas Willian da Silva Souza and Moryké Fofana.
Substitutes
Samsunspor made 4 changes: M. Fofana for A. Sağat (70′), C. Kahraman for Y. Abdioğlu (71′), Douglas Tanque for Tómané (78′) and C. Yüksel for M. Guel (90′).
Altay: Formation and Lineups
Also Altay adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Talking about the opposition, Sinan Kaloglu played with: Ozan Evrim Özenç, İbrahim Öztürk, Tolga Ünlü, Eric Björkander, Salih Sarıkaya, Mohammad Naderi, Efe Sarıkaya, Ceyhun Gülselam, Mehmet Gündüz, Marco Filipe Lopes Paixão and Eren Erdoğan.
Substitutes
Altay made 4 changes: Eric Björkander for Kutay Yokuslu (46′), Mehmet Gündüz for Deniz Kadah (67′), Efe Sarikaya for Özgür Özkaya (67′) and Eren Erdogan for Yusuf Tekin (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig
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