ANKARA. İstanbulspor beats Gençlerbirliği with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Topalli (40′) and a goal from O. Erdogan (51′).
The match was played at the Eryaman Stadyumu stadium in Ankara on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Ömer Faruk Turtay with the assistance of Mehmet Şahan Yılmaz and Suat Güz. The 4th official was Raşit Yorgancılar. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10.3 degrees Celsius or 50.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 9 Total 16
- 1 On Target 5
- 8 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 82 Attack 100
- 54 Dangerous attack 63
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 7
Fouls
- 19 Total 14
- 6 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
İstanbulspor had a strong ball possession 55% while Gençlerbirliği was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
İstanbulspor was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why İstanbulspor won the match.
Gençlerbirliği shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, İstanbulspor shot 16 times, 5 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Gençlerbirliği received 6 yellow cards (O. Artan, A. Tshibola, K. Akyuz, S. Lima, B. Eleke and A. Kizildag). Regarding the opposition, İstanbulspor received 2 yellow cards (E. Uzunhan and V. Ethemi).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Gençlerbirliği will stay with 14 points like Tuzlaspor to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, İstanbulspor will have 13 points to stay in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. Lig, Gençlerbirliği will play away with Keçiörengücü on the 7th of November with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Gençlerbirliği (0 draws).
İstanbulspor will host Menemen Belediyespor on the 5th of November with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of İstanbulspor (1 draw).
Gençlerbirliği – Formation
Gençlerbirliği
72'
46'
Gençlerbirliği started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Metin Diyadin decided to play with the following team: Ü. Adıyaman, K. Akyüz, G. Gül, Ö. Artan, A. Kızıldağ, D. Grechyshkin, A. Tshibola, B. Alıcı, A. Aktaş, O. Belyaev and B. Eleke.
The home team had on the bench: A. Şahindere, F. Şeker, S. Sallalich, K. LuaLua, Sandro Lima, S. Eralp, R. Köse, M. Şahindere, M. Kula and M. Kabasakal.
Substitutions
Gençlerbirliği made 5 changes: O. Artan for F. Seker (46′), O. Belyaev for K. LuaLua (55′), A. Tshibola for S. Lima (55′), A. Aktas for S. Eralp (75′) and B. Alici for S. Sallalich (80′).
İstanbulspor – Formation
İstanbulspor
40'
İstanbulspor started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Regarding the opposition, Mehmet Hüseyin Dalgıç played with: A. Uysal, O. Berber, A. Yaşar, E. Uzunhan, M. Ologo, E. Öztürk, M. Sarıkaya, M. Kabasakal, V. Ethemi, E. Gültekin and J. Topalli.
These were the players on the bench: B. Görmez, M. Öztürk, O. Erdoğan, Y. Özer, T. Şamdanlı, K. Bağış, F. Yazgan, İ. Yılmaz, E. Seçgin and M. Ljubić.
Substitutions
İstanbulspor made 5 changes: E. Uzunhan for O. Erdogan (46′), M. Sarikaya for F. Yazgan (70′), E. Gultekin for M. Ozturk (81′), V. Ethemi for B. Gormez (81′) and E. Ozturk for E. Secgin (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig.
- Gençlerbirliği – İstanbulspor – 0-2
- Ümraniyespor – Tuzlaspor – 2-1
- Denizlispor – Kocaelispor – 1-1
- BB Erzurumspor – Balıkesirspor – 2-1
