Galatasaray defeats Beşiktaş 2-1 with K. Akturkoglu scoring a double
İSTANBUL. Galatasaray overcame Beşiktaş to win 2-1. K. Akturkoglu was the key to score 2 goals.
İSTANBUL. Galatasaray bested Beşiktaş to win 2-1. K. Akturkoglu was the key to score 2 goals. It was Galatasaray to strike first with a goal of K. Akturkoglu at the 22′. Then K. Akturkoglu scored again for Galatasaray in the 32′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Eventually, R. Yilmaz reduced the distance for Beşiktaş with a goal. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the NEF Stadyumu stadium in İstanbul on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Atilla Karaoğlan who had the assistance of Serkan Ok and Candaş Elbil. The 4th official was Mustafa Kürşad Filiz. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 3.6 degrees Celsius or 38.46 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 81%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Galatasaray was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Beşiktaş that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Beşiktaş was more aggressive with 73 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 2 were on target. Still, Galatasaray managed to find the solution to win this contest.
Galatasaray shot 15 times, 6 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Beşiktaş shot 11 times, 2 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Galatasaray received 4 yellow cards (A. Cicaldau, Mostafa Mohamed, O. Bayram and ). On the other side, Beşiktaş received 4 yellow cards (A. Hutchinson, E. Destanoglu, R. Ghezzal and Josef).
After playing this contest, Galatasaray will have 35 points like Kasımpaşa and Antalyaspor to move up in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Beşiktaş will stay with 45 points like Adana Demirspor to stay in the 8th place.
Match Events
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22'22'
K. Akturkoglu
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31'31'
A. Hutchinson
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32'32'
K. Akturkoglu
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33'33'
E. Destanoglu
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33'33'
R. Ghezzal
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38'38'
C. Larin
K. Karaman
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39'39'
M. Batshuayi
G. Yalcin
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46'46'
Josef
A. Hutchinson
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46'46'
A. Cicaldau
S. Feghouli
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48'48'
A. Cicaldau
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64'64'
Josef
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67'67'
R. Babel
E. Kilinc
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68'68'
S. Boey
O. Elabdellaoui
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68'68'
Mostafa Mohamed
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68'68'
B. Gomis
Mostafa Mohamed
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78'78'
R. Yilmaz
A. Teixeira
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81'81'
O. Bayram
K. Akturkoglu
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85'85'
R. Yilmaz
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86'86'
O. Bayram
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90'90'
P. van Aanholt
Next match
In the upcoming Super Lig match, Galatasaray will play away against Gaziantep F.K. on the 20th of March with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Galatasaray (1 draw).
Beşiktaş will host Hatayspor on the 19th of March with a 1-1 head to head record.
Galatasaray: Formation and Lineups
Galatasaray started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Domènec Torrent Font chose to play with the following team: Iñaki Peña , Omar Elabdellaoui , Victor Nelsson , Marcão , Patrick van Aanholt , Taylan Antalyalı , Emre Kılınç , Sofiane Feghouli , Berkan Kutlu , Kerem Aktürkoğlu and Mostafa Mohamed .
Substitutes
Galatasaray made 5 changes: S. Feghouli for A. Cicaldau (46′), E. Kilinc for R. Babel (67′), O. Elabdellaoui for S. Boey (68′), Mostafa Mohamed for B. Gomis (68′) and K. Akturkoglu for O. Bayram (81′).
Top player: Kerem Aktürkoğlu
Probably the most impressive player in Galatasaray was Kerem Aktürkoğlu.
His rating is with 2 goals, 19 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 11. He performed 2 crosses.
Beşiktaş: Formation and Lineups
Beşiktaş started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the opposite side, Önder Karaveli played with: Ersin Destanoğlu , Valentin Rosier , Necip Uysal , Domagoj Vida , Umut Meraş , Can Bozdoğan , Atiba Hutchinson , Rachid Ghezzal , Alex Teixeira , Kenan Karaman and Güven Yalçın .
Substitutes
Beşiktaş made 4 changes: G. Yalcin for M. Batshuayi (39′), K. Karaman for C. Larin (39′), A. Hutchinson for Josef (46′) and A. Teixeira for R. Yilmaz (78′).
Top player: Domagoj Vida
The player who no doubt impressed Beşiktaş the most was Domagoj Vida.
His rating is with 63 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig
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