Sivasspor defeats Konyaspor 1-0 with a goal scored by L. James . HIGHLIGHTS

SIVAS. Sivasspor defeats Konyaspor 1-0 after L. James  scored just 1 goal (17').

Sivasspor defeats Konyaspor 1-0 with a goal scored by L. James . HIGHLIGHTS

SIVAS. Sivasspor tops Konyaspor 1-0 after L. James  scored just 1 goal (17′). Konyaspor was truly superior in terms of ball possession (68%).​

The match was played at the Yeni Sivas 4 Eylül Stadyumu stadium in Sivas on Tuesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Bahattin Şimşek with the support of Kamil Çetin and Emir Eray Eyisoy. The 4th official was Emre Kargın. The weather was rainy with thunderstorm. The temperature was cold at 12.4 degrees Celsius or 54.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 27 Ball Possession 73
Shots
  • 11 Total 7
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 103 Attack 168
  • 70 Dangerous attack 72
  • 66 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 17 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Konyaspor had a strong ball possession 68% while Sivasspor was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Konyaspor was more pushing with 72 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Sivasspor succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Sivasspor shot 11 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Konyaspor shot 7 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Sivasspor received 1 yellow card (Samu Saiz). Regarding the opposition, Konyaspor received 2 yellow cards (Francisco Calvo and Adil Demirbag).

Match Timeline

17'
46'
46'
50'
60'
Bruno Paz - sub ->Andreas Bouchalakis
70'
72'
Mehmet Ali Büyüksayar- sub ->Erdogan Yesilyurt
72'
C. N'Jie- sub ->Samu Saiz
72'
78'
Adil Demirbağ- Yellow
80'
Samba Camara- sub ->Charilaos Charisis
90'

Standings

After playing this match, Sivasspor will have 40 points to hold in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, Konyaspor will stay with 49 points like Kayserispor to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Konyaspor will host Fatih Karagümrük on the 3rd of June with a 2-2 head to head stats.

Sivasspor – Formation

Sivasspor
G
Ali Şaşal Vural 35.Turkey
6.5
D
Caner Osmanpaşa 88.Turkey
7.1
D
Uğur Çiftçi 3.Turkey
6.7
D
D. Goutas 6.Greece
6.4
D
Murat Paluli 2.Turkey
7.6
M
Charilaos Charisis 15.Greece
7.4
90'
M
Hakan Arslan  37.Turkey
7.0
M
Fredrik Ulvestad 23.Norway
7.4
F
Erdoğan Yeşilyurt 17.Germany
6.4
72'
F
Leke James 90.Nigeria
7.3
80' Goals17'
F
Samu Sáiz 24.Spain
6.5
72' 70'
Substitutes
G
Emre Satilmis 18.Turkey
D
Samba Camara 14.Mali
90'
D
M. Albayrak 96.Turkey
M
R. Yalçın 8.Germany
M
Isaac Cofie 5.Ghana
M
E. Gökay 21.Turkey
F
Jordy Caicedo 30.Ecuador
6.2
80'
F
M. Yatabaré 9.Mali
F
Ahmed Musa 26.Nigeria
6.4
72'
F
C. N'Jie 10.Cameroon
6.4
72'

Sivasspor started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Rıza Çalımbay decided to play with the following team: Ali Şaşal Vural (6.5), Murat Paluli (7.6), Dimitris Goutas (6.4), Caner Osmanpaşa (7.1), Uğur Çiftçi (6.7), Fredrik Ulvestad (7.4), Charis Charisis (7.4), Hakan Arslan (7.0), Erdoğan Yeşilyurt (6.4), Leke James (7.3) and Samu Sáiz (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Samba Camara, Jordy Caicedo (6.2), Mustapha Yatabaré, Robin Yalçın, Isaac Cofie, Emre Gökay, Ahmed Musa (6.4), Emre Satilmis, Clinton N’Jie (6.4) and Mehmet Albayrak.

Substitutions

Sivasspor made 5 changes: Erdogan Yesilyurt for Mehmet Ali Büyüksayar (72′), Samu Saiz for Ahmed Musa (72′), Samu Saiz for Clinton N’Jie (72′), Leke James  for Jordy Caicedo (80′) and Charilaos Charisis for Samba Camara (90′).

Best player: Murat Paluli​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sivasspor was Murat Paluli even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 22 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 1 cross.

Konyaspor – Formation

Konyaspor
G
Ibrahim Sehic 13.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.0
D
Guilherme 12.Brazil
7.0
D
Francisco Calvo 15.Costa Rica
7.8
50'
D
Cebrail Karayel 90.Turkey
6.6
D
Adil Demirbağ 4.Turkey
6.7
78'
M
6.8
60'
M
Pozuelo 24.Spain
7.1
M
Soner Dikmen  14.Turkey
7.1
M
Konrad Michalak 77.Poland
6.7
M
Marlos Moreno  70.Colombia
6.2
46'
F
Mahir Emreli 19.Azerbaijan
6.1
46'
Substitutes
G
E. Erentürk 1.Turkey
D
Yasir Subaşı  3.Turkey
D
Ahmet Oğuz 22.Turkey
M
6.5
M
B. de 80.Portugal
6.7
M
M
Robert Muric 11.Croatia
7.0
46'
M
Oğulcan Ülgün 35.Turkey
M
Domagoj Pavicic 10.Croatia
F
Mame Diouf  99.Senegal
6.6
46'

Konyaspor started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Aleksandar Stanojević played with: Ibrahim Šehić (6.0), Cebrail Karayel (6.6), Adil Demirbağ (6.7), Francisco Calvo (7.8), Guilherme Haubert Sityá (7.0), Andreas Bouchalakis (6.8), Soner Dikmen (7.1), Konrad Michalak (6.7), Alejandro Pozuelo (7.1), Marlos Moreno (6.2) and Mahir Emreli (6.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mehmet Ali Buyuksayar (6.5), Yasir Subaşı, Bruno Paz (6.8), Uğurcan Yazğılı, Ahmet Oğuz, Robert Murić (7.0), Erhan Erentürk, Mame Biram Diouf (6.6), Oğulcan Ülgün and Domagoj Pavičić.

Substitutions

Konyaspor made 3 changes: Mahir Emreli for Mame Biram Diouf (46′), M. Moreno for Robert Murić (46′) and Andreas Bouchalakis for Bruno Lourenço Pinto de Almeida Paz (60′).

Best player: Francisco Calvo​

The most impressive player for Konyaspor was Francisco Calvo.

His rating is (7.8) with 117 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.​