ANKARA. Ankaragücü snatched a late win Tuzlaspor 1-0 after A. Babacan scored just 1 goal (90′). Ankaragücü was truly better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
A. Yazar received a red card (76′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Tuzlaspor lost the match.
The match was played at the Eryaman Stadyumu stadium in Ankara. In front of 5 spectators. The referee was Suat Arslanboğa with the assistance of Abdullah Uğur Sarı and Emir Eray Eyisoy. The 4th official was Furkan Aksuoğlu. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.6 degrees Celsius or 45.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- ! 66 Ball Possession 34
Shots
- 14 Total 3
- 3 On Target 1
- 11 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 103 Attack 72
- 76 Dangerous attack 31
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 2
Fouls
- 11 Total 18
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Ankaragücü had a superior ball possession 66% while Tuzlaspor was struggling with a 34% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ankaragücü was more pushing with 76 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ankaragücü won the match.
Ankaragücü shot 14 times, 3 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Tuzlaspor shot 3 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Ankaragücü received 4 yellow cards (A. K. Guneren, Y. Gureler, G. Zahid and A. Babacan). Regarding the opposition, Tuzlaspor received 2 yellow cards (A. Yazar and A. Ceviker).
Also, Tuzlaspor didn’t end the match with 11 players after A. Yazar (Tuzlaspor) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (76′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Ankaragücü will have 39 points to remain in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Tuzlaspor will stay with 24 points like Kocaelispor to remain in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. Lig, Ankaragücü will play away against Kocaelispor on the 15th of January with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Ankaragücü (2 draws).
Tuzlaspor will host Altınordu on the 16th of January with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Tuzlaspor (0 draws).
Ankaragücü – Formation
Ankaragücü started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Necati Erkmen decided to play with the following team: A. Alkan, E. Özgenç, S. Osmanoğlu, Y. Abdioğlu, Y. Güreler, A. Chahechouhe, İ. Çakmak, G. Zahid, M. Uçar, A. Güneren and C. Ekinci.
The home team had on the bench: Ş. Çetin, M. Karabay, H. Acar, Geraldo, B. Güngördü, A. Kumru, U. Yılmaz, A. Durak, A. Dama and A. Babacan.
Substitutions
Ankaragücü made 4 changes: I. Cakmak for A. Durak (58′), A. K. Guneren for S. Cetin (58′), A. Chahechouhe for Geraldo (72′) and C. Ekinci for A. Babacan (82′).
Tuzlaspor – Formation
Tuzlaspor started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Gökay Kavalcı played with: Z. Mikulić, F. Öztorun, E. Kartal, G. Akkan, R. Rotman, J. Bardhi, T. Aydoğan, S. Kınalı, L. Diack, A. Yazar and K. Kurt.
They had on the bench: P. Angeler, M. Sarıkaya, A. Çeviker, S. Alibaz, İ. Konuk, İ. Aksu, İ. Has, V. Posmac and E. Koyuncu.
Substitutions
Tuzlaspor made 4 changes: T. Aydogan for A. Ceviker (46′), O. Kurt for S. Alibaz (60′), J. Bardhi for I. Konuk (79′) and A. Ceviker for I. Has (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig.
- Bandırmaspor – Denizlispor – 3-4
- Ankaragücü – Tuzlaspor – 1-0
- Ümraniyespor – Kocaelispor – 1-0
- Adanaspor – Bursaspor – 3-1