KOCAELI. Eyüpspor and Kocaelispor draw 1-1. T. Temeltas scored the first goal (21′) for Eyüpspor. M. Diop settled the score (79′). Kocaelispor was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%)
The match was played at the Kocaeli Stadyumu stadium in Kocaeli on Sunday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Burak Pakkan with the support of Hüsnü Emre Çelimli and Sezgin Çınar. The 4th official was Ahmet Ecevit. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 4.1 degrees Celsius or 39.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- 59 Ball Possession 41
Shots
- 6 Total 13
- 3 On Target 6
- 3 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 111 Attack 83
- 63 Dangerous attack 52
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 4
Fouls
- 18 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Kocaelispor was in firm control of the ball 59% while Eyüpspor was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Kocaelispor had a more offensive attitude with 63 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Kocaelispor to win the match.
Kocaelispor shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Eyüpspor shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Kocaelispor received 2 yellow cards (A. Cisse and S. Karadeniz). Regarding the opposition, Eyüpspor received 3 yellow cards (Y. Kilinc, M. Mohammed and M. Okyar).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Kocaelispor will have 24 points to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Eyüpspor will have 31 points like Bandırmaspor to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. Lig, Kocaelispor will play away against Adanaspor on the 24th of December with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Adanaspor (1 draw).
Eyüpspor will host Balıkesirspor on the 26th of December with a 0-0 head to head.
Kocaelispor – Formation
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, A. Turan, A. Cissé, S. Karadeniz, A. Çelebi, G. Mandjeck, M. Pereira, M. Taş, B. Keser, M. Diop and T. Tisdell.
The home team had on the bench: D. Özdemir, M. Çelik, Y. Bayrak, Y. Özeren, İ. Nalbant, İ. Yumakoğulları, M. Erdinç, K. Yavuz and J. Omolo.
Substitutions
Kocaelispor made 4 changes: T. L. Tisdell for I. Yavuz (46′), A. Cisse for J. Omolo (46′), M. Pereira for M. Erdinc (65′) and G. Mandjeck for Y. Bayrak (75′).
Eyüpspor – Formation
Eyüpspor started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Zafer Turan played with: E. Şalk, U. Akdemir, B. Uzun, Y. Kılınç, M. Mohammed, C. Alkılıç, T. Temeltaş, M. Okyar, E. Keskin, U. Bulut and P. Dibba.
These were the players on the bench: T. İlter, K. Tokak, E. Öztürk, T. Mézague, M. Demir, T. Balcı, Ç. Akbaba, G. Kaya, M. Uslu and E. Yardımcı.
Eyüpspor could not rely on the presence of E. Yardimci (injured).
Substitutions
Eyüpspor made 3 changes: E. Keskin for I. Taskin (56′), C. Alkilic for E. Yardimci (59′) and T. Temeltas for T. Mezague (90′).
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