SAMSUN. Samsunspor defeats Rizespor with a 2-0 win with a goal from Y. Abdioğlu (54′) and a goal from A. Öztürk (78′). Rizespor lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
Z. Yavru didn’t convert a penalty (9′) for Samsunspor.
The match was played at the Samsun 19 Mayıs Stadyumu stadium in Samsun on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Yiğit Arslan with the support of Hüsnü Emre Çelimli and Gökmen Baltacı. The 4th official was Fatih Tokail. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 8 degrees Celsius or 46.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 13 Total 14
- 5 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 4
- 78 Attack 94
- 47 Dangerous attack 54
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 2
Fouls
- 21 Total 14
- 6 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Rizespor had a strong ball possession 59% while Samsunspor was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rizespor was more pushing with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Samsunspor succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.
Samsunspor shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Rizespor shot 14 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Samsunspor received 6 yellow cards (Y. Aït Bennasser, A. Öztürk, Douglas Tanque, Soner Aydogdu, J. Szumski and G. Laura). On the opposite side, Rizespor received 7 yellow cards (Ogün Özcicek, Ogün Özcicek, Bülent Korkmaz, E. Topçu, Alper Potuk , Amilton and Bahadir Öztürk).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Samsunspor will have 45 points to remain in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Rizespor will stay with 37 points like Sakaryaspor to sit in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. Lig, Samsunspor will host Pendikspor on the 1st of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Samsunspor (0 draws).
Rizespor will play away agasint BB Erzurumspor on the 18th of March with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Rizespor (3 draws).
Samsunspor – Formation
Samsunspor
82'
89'
77'
Samsunspor started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Hüseyin Eroğlu decided to play with the following team: Jakub Szumski, Zeki Yavru, Alim Öztürk, Yusuf Abdioğlu, Soner Gönül, Ali Ülgen, Osman Çelik, Youssef Aït Bennasser, Ali Kaan Güneren, Douglas Willian da Silva Souza and Gaetan Laura.
The home team had on the bench: Celil Yüksel, Moryké Fofana, Ahmet Sagat, Polat Yaldır, Aykut Özer, Emre Demir, Yunus Cift, Yusuf Emre Gültekin, Kadeem Harris and Soner Aydoğdu.
Samsunspor could not rely on the presence of Y. Çift (injured).
Substitutions
Samsunspor made 5 changes: A. Ülgen for Kadeem Harris (68′), A. Güneren for Soner Aydoğdu (69′), Z. Yavru for Yunus Cift (89′), Douglas Tanque for Ahmet Sagat (90′) and O. Çelik for Celil Yüksel (90′).
Rizespor – Formation
Rizespor
Rizespor started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Bülent Korkmaz played with: Tarık Çetin, Oğuz Ceylan, Halil İbrahim Pehlivan, Bahadır Öztürk, Emir Han Topçu, Alper Potuk, Azubuike Godson Okechukwu, Ogün Özçiçek, Yannick Bolasie Yala, Amilton Minervino da Silva and John Mary Honi Uzuegbunam.
These were the players on the bench: Zafer Görgen, Sinan Osmanoğlu, Mithat Pala, Eren Emre, Farouk Miya, Alberk Koç, Muhammet Enes Şebelek, Kubilay Kanatsızkuş, Seyfettin Anıl Yaşar and Benhur Keser.
Substitutions
Rizespor made 5 changes: Ogün Özcicek for Farouk Miya (59′), John Mary for Kubilay Kanatsızkuş (69′), E. Topçu for Sinan Osmanoğlu (69′), Yannick Bolasie for Benhur Keser (80′) and Ibrahim Pehlivan for Alberk Koç (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig.
- Samsunspor – Rizespor – 2-0
- Tuzlaspor – Gençlerbirliği – 1-0
- Keçiörengücü – Bandırmaspor – 3-1
