KOCAELI. Kocaelispor conquered Bursaspor to win 2-1. It was Kocaelispor to strike first with an early goal of D. Ndlovu at the 9′. Then B. Keser scored again for Kocaelispor in the 51′ minute with a goal. Eventually, N. Alasgarov reduced the distance for Bursaspor with a penalty. However, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
Also, Bursaspor had 2 players sent off: N. Zalazar (30′ for a red card) and T. Matavz (89′ for a red card).
The match was played at the Kocaeli Stadyumu stadium in Kocaeli on Sunday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Kutluhan Bilgiç with the assistance of Sezgin Çınar and Murat Temel. The 4th official was Mehmet Çağatay Lakot. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.2 degrees Celsius or 57.52 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 9 Total 8
- 2 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 111 Attack 98
- 55 Dangerous attack 58
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 2 Corners 4
- 6 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 12 Total 15
- 6 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 2
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Kocaelispor was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Bursaspor that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Bursaspor was more aggressive with 58 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Kocaelispor succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Kocaelispor shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Bursaspor shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Kocaelispor received 6 yellow cards (D. Ndlovu, B. Keser, G. Mandjeck, D. Coelho, M. Tas and A. Cisse). Talking about the opposition, Bursaspor received 2 yellow cards (T. Matavz and B. Kor).
Also, Bursaspor didn’t finish the match with 11 players after
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Kocaelispor will have 20 points to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Bursaspor will stay with 14 points like Gençlerbirliği to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. Lig, Kocaelispor will play away with Bandırmaspor on the 21st of November with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Bursaspor will host İstanbulspor on the 20th of November with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Bursaspor (2 draws).
Kocaelispor – Formation
Kocaelispor
20'
74'
51'
Kocaelispor started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Mustafa Reşit Akçay decided to play with the following team: K. Çelikay, M. Nizam, Diogo Coelho, A. Cissé, S. Karadeniz, G. Mandjeck, Y. Özeren, B. Keser, M. Diop, D. Ndlovu and T. Tisdell.
The home team had on the bench: B. Köse, İ. Yumakoğulları, M. Taş, A. Çelebi, D. Güçlü, D. Özdemir, İ. Nalbant, M. Çelik and K. Yavuz.
Substitutions
Kocaelispor made 6 changes: M. Diop for I. Yavuz (46′), T. L. Tisdell for D. Guclu (74′), Y. Ozeren for M. Tas (74′), B. Keser for I. Nalbant (90′), B. Keser for I. Nalbant (90′) and B. Keser for I. Nalbant (90′).
Bursaspor – Formation
Bursaspor
30'
Bursaspor started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Regarding the opposition, Özcan Bizati played with: E. Erentürk, L. Capan, O. Atasayar, M. Yılmaz, N. Zalazar, B. Altıparmak, N. Ələsgərov, M. Bruno, K. Sönmez, K. Şen and T. Matavž.
The following players were sitting on the bench: U. Yıldız, T. Altıkardeş, E. Aydoğan, A. Akgün, V. Temel, E. Acolatse, H. Ayaroğlu, C. Yurdakul, R. Ofosu and B. Kör.
Substitutions
Bursaspor made 4 changes: T. Matavz for B. Kor (46′), K. Sen for E. Aydogan (60′), K. Sen for E. Aydogan (60′) and N. Alasgarov for R. Ofosu (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig.
- Keçiörengücü – Gençlerbirliği – 2-0
- Kocaelispor – Bursaspor – 2-1
- Balıkesirspor – Adanaspor – 1-2
