İSTANBUL. Eyüpspor conquers Kocaelispor with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Kutucu (45′) and a goal from C. Erkin (87′). Eyüpspor made the most of its better ball possession (60%).
The match was played at the Eyüp Stadı stadium in İstanbul on Monday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Alpaslan Şen who had the assistance of Mehmet Pekmezci and Buğra Can Semercioğlu. The 4th official was Ali Yılmaz. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was extremely hot at 31.27 degrees Celsius or 88.29 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.
Match Statistics
- 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
- 13 Total 6
- 4 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 2
- 2 Shots blocked 1
- 111 Attack 89
- 42 Dangerous attack 32
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 3
Fouls
- 12 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Eyüpspor was in firm control of the ball 60% while Kocaelispor was struggling with a 40% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Eyüpspor was putting more pressure with 42 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Eyüpspor won the match.
Eyüpspor shot 13 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Kocaelispor shot 6 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Eyüpspor received 3 yellow cards (Robin Yalçın, Ahmed Kutucu and Arda Turan). On the other side, Kocaelispor received 2 yellow cards (Douglas Tanque and Ertuğrul Sağlam).
Also, Kocaelispor didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Yusuf Emre Gültekin (Kocaelispor) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (84′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Eyüpspor has 6 points to occupy the 1st place in the table. Talking about the opposition, Kocaelispor stays with 0 points (17th).
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. Lig, Eyüpspor will play away against BB Erzurumspor on the 11th of May with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Kocaelispor will play away agasint Çorum Belediyespor on the 6th of April with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Eyüpspor – Formation
Eyüpspor
40'
90'
87'
Eyüpspor started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Arda Turan decided to play with the following team: Berke Özer , Luccas Claro , Caner Erkin , Mehmet Murat Uçar , Prince Ampem , Mete Kaan Demir , Taşkın Ilter , Sinan Kurt , Adrien Regattin , Robin Yalçın and Ahmed Kutucu .
The home team had on the bench: Ryan Babel , Muhammed Birkan Tetik, Uğur Demirok, Ömer Bayram , Recep Niyaz, Mustafa Pektemek, Melih Kabasakal, Metehan Baltacı , Bekir Yılmaz and Gianni Bruno .
Substitutions
Eyüpspor made 5 changes: Prince Ampem for Metehan Baltacı (60′), Mete Kaan Demir for Ömer Bayram (60′), Sinan Kurt for Gianni Bruno (60′), Ahmed Kutucu for Ryan Babel (69′) and Mehmet Murat Uçar for Melih Kabasakal (90′).
Best player: Caner Erkin
The most impressive player for Eyüpspor was Caner Erkin.
His rating is with 1 goal, 46 passes (67% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 9 crosses.
Kocaelispor – Formation
Kocaelispor
84'
Kocaelispor started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Ertuğrul Sağlam played with: Harun Tekin , Yusuf Abdioğlu , Oğuz Ceylan , Alihan Kubalas , Atila Turan , Ibrahima Breze Fofana , Barış Alıcı , Yusuf Cihat Çelik , João Amaral , Daniel Candeias and Atabey Çiçek .
These were the players on the bench: Onur Atasayar , Yalçın Kılınç, Cem Ekinci , Christian Kouakou , Mert Cölgecen, Bedirhan Yıldız, Mehmet Yılmaz, Gökhan Değirmenci, Yusuf Emre Gültekin and Douglas Tanque .
Substitutions
Kocaelispor made 5 changes: Yusuf Cihat Çelik for Yusuf Emre Gültekin (46′), Barış Alıcı for Douglas Tanque (46′), Atabey Çiçek for Christian Kouakou (66′), Atila Turan for Onur Atasayar (69′) and João Amaral for Cem Ekinci (79′).
Best player: João Amaral
The most impressive player for Kocaelispor was João Amaral.
His rating is with 23 passes (65% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig.
- Eyüpspor – Kocaelispor – 2-0
