GAZIANTEP. Gaziantep F.K. overcomes Rizespor with a 2-0 win with a penalty scored by A. Maxim (20′) and a goal from D. Dragus (50′). Rizespor lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (59%).
Gaziantep F.K. remained with 10 players after Marius Şumudică received a red card in the 42′. Nevertheless, Gaziantep F.K. still found a way to win this match playing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Gaziantep Stadyumu stadium in Gaziantep on Monday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Ali Şansalan with the support of Serkan Ok and Bahtiyar Birinci. The 4th official was Direnç Tonusluoğlu. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.64 degrees Celsius or 69.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 9 Total 14
- 5 On Target 2
- 3 Off Target 7
- 2 Shots blocked 5
- 88 Attack 127
- 37 Dangerous attack 66
- 65 Ball safe 59
- 1 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
Fouls
- 9 Total 7
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Rizespor was in firm control of the ball 59% while Gaziantep F.K. was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rizespor was more aggressive with 66 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Gaziantep F.K. was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.
Gaziantep F.K. shot 9 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Rizespor shot 14 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Gaziantep F.K. received 3 yellow cards (Florin Niță, Papy Djilobodji and Denis Dragus). Talking about the opposition, Rizespor received 1 yellow card (Casper Höjer).
(Gaziantep F.K.) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (42′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Gaziantep F.K. will have 12 points to hold in the 13th place. On the other side, Rizespor will stay with 14 points like Hatayspor and Sivasspor to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Super Lig, Gaziantep F.K. will play away against Pendikspor on the 19th of May with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Gaziantep F.K. (0 draws).
Rizespor will play away agasint Beşiktaş on the 28th of April with a 14-2 head to head statistic in favor of Beşiktaş (6 draws).
Gaziantep F.K. – Formation
Gaziantep F.K.
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Gaziantep F.K. started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Marius Ninel Şumudică decided to play with the following team: Florin Niță , Salem M’Bakata , Arda Kizildag , Nicolas N’Koulou , Papy Djilobodji , Júnior Morais , Mustafa Eskihellac , Ogun Ozcicek , Alexandru Maxim , Max Gradel and Denis Dragus .
The home team had on the bench: Burak Bozan, Ilker Karakas, Janio Bikel , Ertugrul Ersoy, Oğulcan Çağlayan, Mirza Cihan, Ömürcan Artan, Onurhan Babuscu, Luka Stankovski and Brayan Riascos .
Substitutions
Gaziantep F.K. made 4 changes: Salem M’Bakata for Janio Bikel (40′), Max Gradel for Oğulcan Çağlayan (90′), Denis Dragus for Ilker Karakas (90′) and Alexandru Maxim for Brayan Riascos (81′).
Best player: Alexandru Maxim
The player that probably impressed the most for Gaziantep F.K. was Alexandru Maxim.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (93% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.
Rizespor – Formation
Rizespor
Rizespor started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
İlhan Palut played with: Gökhan Akkan , Eray Korkmaz , Attila Mocsi , Emirhan Topçu , Halil Ibrahim Pehlivan , Mithat Pala , Jonjo Shelvey , Gustavo Sauer , Ibrahim Olawoyin , Altin Zeqiri and Martin Minchev .
These were the players on the bench: Tarik Çetin, Husniddin Alikulov, Casper Höjer , Dal Varešanović , Adolfo Gaich , Seyfettin Anil Yasar, Janne-Pekka Laine, Mame Mor Faye , Óscar Pinchi and Muhammet Taha Şahin.
Substitutions
Rizespor made 5 changes: Halil Ibrahim Pehlivan for Casper Höjer (58′), Gustavo Sauer for Adolfo Gaich (58′), Jonjo Shelvey for Dal Varešanović (58′), Martin Minchev for Mame Mor Faye (72′) and Mithat Pala for Óscar Pinchi (81′).
Best player: Eray Korkmaz
The most impressive player for Rizespor was Eray Korkmaz.
His rating is with 48 passes (92% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.
- Gaziantep F.K. – Rizespor – 2-0
- Kayserispor – Alanyaspor – 1-0
