İZMIT. Kocaelispor manages to recover against Gençlerbirliği with a goal on the M. Cagiran 90′ and a goal on the O. Kayode 88′. Kocaelispor was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the İsmetpaşa Stadyumu stadium in İzmit on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Mehmet Ali Özer who was helped by Oğuz Kağan Çalışır and Hasan Hüseyin Tetik. The 4th official was . The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was hot at 27.1 degrees Celsius or 80.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 39%.​

Match Statistics​

Kocaelispor

2 - 2

Gençlerbirliği

  • 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 92 Attack 69
  • 56 Dangerous attack 46
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 14 Total 9
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Kocaelispor had a strong ball possession 56% while Gençlerbirliği was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Kocaelispor was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Kocaelispor to win the match​.

Kocaelispor shot 13 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Gençlerbirliği shot 11 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Kocaelispor received 2 yellow cards (Harun Tekin and Burak Öksüz). On the opposite side, Gençlerbirliği received 4 yellow cards (Francis Nzaba, Musa Cagiran, Enes Keskin and Olarenwaju Kayode).

Match Timeline

11'
M. Çağıran- Yellow
28'
Candeias(goal)
30'
45'
C. Akabueze- sub ->Sambou Yatabaré
B. Öksüz- Yellow
45'
46'
Ö. Çek- sub ->Yasin Güreler
B. Alıcı- sub ->João Amaral
63'
64'
E. Kemaloğlu- sub ->Enes Keskin
64'
B. Çağıran- sub ->Muhammed Ertürk
66'
O. Kayode- Yellow
Mert Cölgecen- sub ->Yusuf Emre Gültekin
74'
I. Fofana- sub ->Yusuf Cihat Çelik
74'
G. Beridze(goal)Barış Alıcı
77'
H. Tekin- Yellow
79'
C. Kouakou- sub ->Giorgi Beridze
85'
Atabey Çiçek- sub ->Douglas Tanque
86'
87'
F. Nzaba- Yellow
88'
O. Kayode(goal)Buğra Çağıran
90'
M. Çağıran(goal)Buğra Çağıran
89'
O. Karakullukçu- sub ->Tiago Rodrigues

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 playing this match, Kocaelispor will have 20 points like Göztepe to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Gençlerbirliği will have 18 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. Lig, Kocaelispor will play away with Çorum Belediyespor on the 6th of April with a 0-0 head to head record.

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

Kocaelispor – Formation

Kocaelispor
G
H. Tekin 1.Turkey
79'
D
E. Ortakaya 4.Turkey
D
A. Turan 19.Turkey
D
B. Öksüz 53.Turkey
45'
D
O. Ceylan 77.Turkey
M
C. Çelik 8.Netherlands
74'
M
Candeias 10.Portugal
30'
M
Y. Gültekin 40.Turkey
74'
M
João Amaral 41.Portugal
63'
F
G. Beridze 14.Georgia
85' 77'
F
Douglas Tanque 99.Brazil
86'
Substitutes
G
G. Değirmenci 35.Turkey
D
O. Atasayar 3.Turkey
D
M. Yılmaz 32.Turkey
D
Y. Abdioğlu 55.Turkey
M
Mert Cölgecen 20.Turkey
74'
M
B. Yıldız 21.Turkey
M
I. Fofana 24.Guinea
74'
M
B. Alıcı 70.Turkey
63'
F
Atabey Çiçek 9.Turkey
86'
F
C. Kouakou 11.Sweden
85'

Kocaelispor started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Ertuğrul Sağlam decided to play with the following team: Harun Tekin, Emir Ortakaya , Yusuf Cihat Çelik, Daniel Candeias, Giorgi Beridze, Atila Turan, Yusuf Emre Gültekin, João Amaral, Burak Öksüz, Oğuz Ceylan and Douglas Tanque.

The home team had on the bench: Onur Atasayar, Atabey Çiçek, Christian Kouakou, Mert Cölgecen, Bedirhan Yıldız, Ibrahima Breze Fofana, Mehmet Yılmaz, Gökhan Değirmenci, Yusuf Abdioğlu and Barış Alıcı.

Substitutions

Kocaelispor made 5 changes: João Amaral for Barış Alıcı (63′), Douglas Tanque for Atabey Çiçek (86′), Giorgi Beridze for Christian Kouakou (85′), Yusuf Emre Gültekin for Mert Cölgecen (74′) and Yusuf Cihat Çelik for Ibrahima Breze Fofana (74′).

Gençlerbirliği – Formation

Gençlerbirliği
G
O. Özdemir 13.Turkey
D
F. Nzaba 15.Republic of the Congo
87'
D
Y. Güreler 17.Turkey
46'
D
A. Babacan 24.Turkey
M
Enes Keskin 7.Turkey
64' 28'
M
S. Yatabaré 22.Mali
45'
M
M. Çağıran 35.Turkey
11' 90'
M
Tiago Rodrigues 42.Portugal
89'
M
M. Ertürk 72.Turkey
64'
F
M. Yatabaré 9.Mali
F
O. Kayode 10.Nigeria
66' 88'
Substitutes
G
E. Çetin 1.Turkey
D
Wu Shaocong 5.China
D
Ö. Çek 60.Turkey
46'
D
U. Akdemir 77.Turkey
M
B. Çağıran 6.Turkey
64'
M
Erdal Öztürk 8.Germany
M
E. Kemaloğlu 20.Turkey
64'
M
C. Akabueze 88.Nigeria
45'
F
O. Karakullukçu 61.Turkey
89'
F
M. Bostan 91.Turkey

Gençlerbirliği started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Sinan Kaloglu played with: Enes Keskin, Mustapha Yatabaré, Olarenwaju Kayode, Orkun Ozdemir, Francis Nzaba, Yasin Güreler, Sambou Yatabaré, Alperen Babacan, Musa Cagiran, Tiago Rodrigues and Muhammed Ertürk.

These were the players on the bench: Osman Ertuğrul Çetin, Shaocong Wu, Buğra Çağıran, Erdal Öztürk, Ensar Kemaloğlu, Özgür Çek, Oltan Karakullukçu, Uğur Akdemir, Chukwuma Akabueze and Melih Bostan.

Gençlerbirliği could not rely on the presence of Chukwuma Akabueze (injured).

Substitutions

Gençlerbirliği made 5 changes: Sambou Yatabaré for Chukwuma Akabueze (45′), Tiago Rodrigues for Oltan Karakullukçu (89′), Yasin Güreler for Özgür Çek (46′), Muhammed Ertürk for Buğra Çağıran (64′) and Enes Keskin for Ensar Kemaloğlu (64′).

Results of the day

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