ŞANLıURFA. Gençlerbirliği bested Şanlıurfaspor to win 2-1. It was Gençlerbirliği to strike first with a goal of Buğra Çağıran at the 24′. Then it was a goal in the 30′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Oltan Karakullukçu gave the win to Gençlerbirliği in the 71′ minute with a goal.

Mustapha Yatabaré didn’t convert a penalty (59′) for Gençlerbirliği.​

The match was played at the Şanlıurfa GAP Stadyumu stadium in Şanlıurfa on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Erdem Mertoğlu who was helped by Erkan Akbulut and Samet Özkul. The 4th official was . The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 27.96 degrees Celsius or 82.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 20%.​

Match Statistics​

Şanlıurfaspor

1 - 2

Gençlerbirliği

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 8 Total 16
  • 4 On Target 8
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 111 Attack 111
  • 51 Dangerous attack 70
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 1 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 10
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Şanlıurfaspor was in firm control of the ball 55% while Gençlerbirliği was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Gençlerbirliği was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gençlerbirliği won the encounter.​

Şanlıurfaspor shot 8 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Gençlerbirliği shot 16 times, 8 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Şanlıurfaspor received 2 yellow cards (M. Yiğit and C. Bişi). Talking about the opposition, Gençlerbirliği received 1 yellow card (Orkun Ozdemir).

Match Timeline

24'
B. Çağıran(goal)Mustapha Yatabaré
M. Çapar(goal)
30'
B. Gök- sub ->H. Tut
46'
M. Yiğit- Yellow
58'
59'
M. Yatabaré- missed penaltyMustapha Yatabaré
57'
O. Kayode(VAR)
A. Aydın- sub ->G. Donsah
63'
C. Bişi- Yellow
65'
65'
O. Karakullukçu- sub ->Mustapha Yatabaré
71'
O. Karakullukçu(goal)Amilton da Silva
72'
C. Şahin- sub ->Buğra Çağıran
72'
73'
E. Kemaloğlu- sub ->Tiago Rodrigues
J. Nshimirimana- sub ->C. Bişi
79'
86'
C. Akabueze- sub ->Oltan Karakullukçu
87'
S. Yatabaré- sub ->Buğra Çağıran
90'
O. Özdemir- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Eyüpspor
75
34
Göztepe
70
34
Sakaryaspor
60
34
Bodrumspor
57
34
Çorum Belediyespor
56
34
Kocaelispor
55
34
Boluspor
53
34
Gençlerbirliği
51
34
Bandırmaspor
50
34
BB Erzurumspor
44
34
Ümraniyespor
43
34
Manisa BBSK
40
34
Keçiörengücü
40
34
Adanaspor
39
34
Şanlıurfaspor
38
34
Tuzlaspor
38
34
Altay
10
34
Giresunspor
7
34

After this match, Şanlıurfaspor will stay with 9 points like Sakaryaspor to sit in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Gençlerbirliği will have 14 points like Bodrumspor to hold in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. Lig, Şanlıurfaspor will host Manisa BBSK on the 11th of May with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Gençlerbirliği will host BB Erzurumspor on the 20th of April with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Gençlerbirliği (1 draw).

Şanlıurfaspor – Formation

Şanlıurfaspor
G
A. Bağ 45.Turkey
8.1
D
P. N'Diaye 5.France
7.1
D
M. Yiğit 27.Turkey
6.6
58'
D
H. Tut 52.Turkey
6.8
46'
D
S. Karadeniz 61.Turkey
6.8
M
C. Bişi 8.Turkey
7.0
79' 65'
M
O. Thill 10.Luxembourg
7.0
M
B. Ekincier 11.Azerbaijan
5.7
M
G. Donsah 13.Ghana
7.0
63'
M
M. Çapar 74.Turkey
7.9
30'
F
M. Arslantaş 9.Turkey
7.0
Substitutes
G
Erzhan Tokotaev 1.Kyrgyzstan
D
Diogo Coelho 3.Portugal
D
U. Mboula 4.Gabon
D
S. Gazanfer 21.Turkey
D
B. Gök 93.Turkey
6.7
46'
M
A. Kabak 6.Turkey
M
A. Aydın 7.France
7.1
63'
M
C. Şahin 17.Turkey
6.4
72'
M
J. Nshimirimana 66.Burundi
6.4
79'
F
A. Touré 35.Australia

Şanlıurfaspor adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Zafer Turan decided to play with the following team: A. Bağ (8.1), S. Karadeniz (6.8), M. Yiğit (6.6), P. N’Diaye (7.1), H. Tut (6.8), G. Donsah (7.0), C. Bişi (7.0), Baris Ekincier (5.7), O. Thill (7.0), M. Çapar (7.9) and M. Arslantaş (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: E. Tokotaev, Diogo Coelho, U. Mboula, A. Kabak, A. Aydın (7.1), Enver Cenk Şahin (6.4), S. Gazanfer, A. Toure, Jospin Nshimirimana (6.4) and B. Gök (6.7).

Substitutions

Şanlıurfaspor made 4 changes: H. Tut for B. Gök (46′), G. Donsah for A. Aydın (63′), Buğra Çağıran for Enver Cenk Şahin (72′) and C. Bişi for Jospin Nshimirimana (79′).

Best player: A. Bağ​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Şanlıurfaspor was the goalkeeper: A. Bağ. His rating is 8.06. He performed 6 saves.

Gençlerbirliği – Formation

Gençlerbirliği
G
O. Özdemir 13.Turkey
6.7
90'
D
Y. Güreler 17.Turkey
6.4
D
A. Babacan 24.Turkey
6.7
D
M. Çağıran 35.Turkey
6.7
D
M. Ertürk 72.Turkey
6.7
M
Enes Keskin 7.Turkey
7.1
M
O. Kayode 10.Nigeria
7.7
72'
M
Tiago Rodrigues 42.Portugal
6.4
73'
M
Amilton 89.Brazil
7.0
M
B. Çağıran 6.Turkey
8.2
87' 24'
F
M. Yatabaré 9.Mali
7.0
65'
Substitutes
G
A. Gökçe 99.Turkey
D
Y. Demir 23.Turkey
D
Ö. Çek 60.Turkey
D
U. Akdemir 77.Turkey
7.0
72'
M
Erdal Öztürk 8.Germany
M
E. Kemaloğlu 20.Turkey
7.0
73'
M
S. Yatabaré 22.Mali
6.4
87'
M
C. Akabueze 88.Nigeria
6.4
86'
F
O. Karakullukçu 61.Turkey
7.9
65' 71'
F
M. Bostan 91.Turkey

Also Gençlerbirliği adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Sinan Kaloglu played with: Orkun Ozdemir (6.7), Muhammed Ertürk (6.7), Alperen Babacan (6.7), Musa Cagiran (6.7), Yasin Güreler (6.4), Enes Keskin (7.1), Tiago Rodrigues (6.4), Amilton da Silva (7.0), Buğra Çağıran (8.2), Olarenwaju Kayode (7.7) and Mustapha Yatabaré (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Erdal Öztürk, Ensar Kemaloğlu (7.0), Sambou Yatabaré (6.4), Yigit Efe Demir, Özgür Çek, Oltan Karakullukçu (7.9), Uğur Akdemir (7.0), Chukwuma Akabueze (6.4), Melih Bostan and Atalay Gokce.

Gençlerbirliği could not rely on the presence of Ensar Kemaloğlu (injured).

Substitutions

Gençlerbirliği made 5 changes: Oltan Karakullukçu for Chukwuma Akabueze (86′), Buğra Çağıran for Sambou Yatabaré (87′), Tiago Rodrigues for Ensar Kemaloğlu (73′), Mustapha Yatabaré for Oltan Karakullukçu (65′) and Olarenwaju Kayode for Uğur Akdemir (72′).

Best player: Buğra Çağıran​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Gençlerbirliği was Buğra Çağıran.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 43 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 7 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig.​