ANKARA. Gençlerbirliği liquidates Menemen Belediyespor 5-0 with goals of M. Mert (6′), S. Lima (57′), S. Lima (63′), S. Lima (78′) and A. Tshibola (90′). Gençlerbirliği made the most of its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Eryaman Stadyumu stadium in Ankara. The referee was Cihan Aydın with the assistance of Mehmet Yıldırım and Muhammet Yumak. The 4th official was Raşit Yorgancılar. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 2 degrees Celsius or 35.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 25 Total 3
- 11 On Target 0
- 14 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 105 Attack 72
- 87 Dangerous attack 9
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 0
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 19 Total 7
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
Gençlerbirliği had a strong ball possession 58% while Menemen Belediyespor was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Gençlerbirliği had a more offensive attitude with 87 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 11 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Gençlerbirliği won the match.
Gençlerbirliği shot 25 times, 11 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Menemen Belediyespor shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Gençlerbirliği received 4 yellow cards (G. Gul, K. Akyuz, A. Kizildag and K. LuaLua). Talking about the opposition, Menemen Belediyespor received 1 yellow card (M. Demir).
Also, Menemen Belediyespor didn’t finish the match with 11 players after T. Gomes (Menemen Belediyespor) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (24′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Gençlerbirliği will have 26 points like Samsunspor to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Menemen Belediyespor will stay with 20 points to sit in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. Lig, Gençlerbirliği will play away against Ümraniyespor on the 26th of December with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Gençlerbirliği (0 draws).
Menemen Belediyespor will host Bursaspor on the 25th of December with a 3-0 head to head stats in favor of Menemen Belediyespor (1 draw).
Gençlerbirliği – Formation
Gençlerbirliği
75'
48'
6'
Gençlerbirliği started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Metin Diyadin decided to play with the following team: Ü. Adıyaman, K. Akyüz, G. Gül, M. Mert, A. Kızıldağ, M. Şahindere, D. Grechyshkin, A. Tshibola, B. Alıcı, A. Aktaş and Sandro Lima.
The home team had on the bench: U. Kabasakal, S. Sallalich, M. Bayır, K. LuaLua, R. Köse, M. Kula, Ö. Artan, G. Altıparmak, A. Şahindere and O. Belyaev.
Substitutions
Gençlerbirliği made 5 changes: G. Gul for S. Sallalich (74′), B. Alici for M. Kula (74′), K. Akyuz for M. Bayir (75′), M. Sahindere for K. LuaLua (82′) and M. Mert for O. Artan (82′).
Menemen Belediyespor – Formation
Menemen Belediyespor
24'
Menemen Belediyespor started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Dilaver Mutlu played with: B. Şen, M. Demir, S. Akgöl, E. Adıgüzel, Ö. Şahbaş, M. Ertürk, M. Ba, C. Çelik, A. Aydın, A. Sagat and Toni Gomes.
These were the players on the bench: Mohamed Sabbah, M. Hocaoğlu, B. Çakır, E. Sağlık, E. Şenocak, E. N’Diaye, E. Özer, İ. Bircan, B. Kırdaroğlu and O. Çapar.
Substitutions
Menemen Belediyespor made 5 changes: A. Aydin for B. Kirdaroglu (46′), C. Celik for E. Senocak (64′), M. Erturk Himmet for M. Sabbah (64′), M. Ba for E. Ozer (75′) and S. Akgol for E. Ndiaye (82′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig.
- Tuzlaspor – Manisa BBSK – 0-1
- Kocaelispor – Eyüpspor – 1-1
- Bursaspor – Bandırmaspor – 0-1
- Gençlerbirliği – Menemen Belediyespor – 5-0
