İSTANBUL. Tuzlaspor managed to reverse the scoreline against Giresunspor. It was Giresunspor to score first with a goal from Vukan Savicevic. Notwithstanding, later Tuzlaspor found the way to reverse the scoreline scoring 3 consecutive goals with James (44′), Hikmet Ciftci (71′) and Ahmet Yazar (90′). Tuzlaspor was truly superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Tuzla Belediyesi Stadı stadium in İstanbul on Saturday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Alper Akarsu who had the assistance of Muhammet Ali Doğan and Ömer Lütfü Aydın. The 4th official was Raşit Yorgancılar. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.15 degrees Celsius or 68.27 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 17 Total 7
- 7 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 116 Attack 99
- 95 Dangerous attack 44
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 1
- 5 Off Sides 4
Fouls
- 5 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Tuzlaspor was in firm control of the ball 61% while Giresunspor was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Tuzlaspor was more aggressive with 95 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Tuzlaspor won the match.
Tuzlaspor shot 17 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Giresunspor shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Tuzlaspor received 2 yellow cards (Kévin Nzuzi Mata and Sadik Bas). On the other side, Giresunspor received 2 yellow cards (Mert Kurt and Anil Yigit Cinar).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Tuzlaspor will have 11 points like Şanlıurfaspor to remain in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Giresunspor will stay with 9 points to hold in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. Lig, Tuzlaspor will play away with BB Erzurumspor on the 16th of March with a 2-1 head to head in favor of Tuzlaspor (2 draws).
Giresunspor will play away agasint BB Erzurumspor on the 2nd of April with a 3-3 head to head statistic.
Tuzlaspor – Formation
Tuzlaspor
28'
44'
54'
Tuzlaspor started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Bekir İrtegün decided to play with the following team: Ferhat Kaplan , Samet Asatekin , Gökhan Akkan , Bakhtiyar Hasanalizada , Cagri Giritlioglu , Mahamadou Ba , Abdoulaye Yahaya , Sekou Tidiany Bangoura , Muhammed Akarslan , William Togui and James .
The home team had on the bench: Mehmet Tas , Kévin Nzuzi Mata , Ahmet Yazar , Hikmet Ciftci , Aminu Umar, Zahit Cinar, Mehmet Coskun, Görkem Demiryürek, Halef Keklik and Sadik Bas .
Tuzlaspor could not rely on the presence of Sadik Bas (injured).
Substitutions
Tuzlaspor made 5 changes: Samet Asatekin for Sadik Bas (28′), Muhammed Akarslan for Hikmet Ciftci (69′), Abdoulaye Yahaya for Ahmet Yazar (69′), James for Kévin Nzuzi Mata (84′) and Sekou Tidiany Bangoura for Mehmet Tas (84′).
Best player: James
The most impressive player for Tuzlaspor was James .
His rating is with 1 goal, 24 passes (71% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
Giresunspor – Formation
Giresunspor
Giresunspor started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mehmet Birinci played with: Erkan Anapa , Ertugrul Senlikoglu , Kadir Seven , Anil Yigit Cinar , Faruk Can Genc , Furkan Kütük , Erol Can Akdag , Cekdar Orhan , Vukan Savicevic , Sahin Dik and Brandley Kuwas .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Fatih Yilmaz, Talha Ülvan , Mert Kurt , Ali Akcay, Göktan Cörüt, Muhammet Turhan, Alperen Kösker, Mehmet Keskin, Enishan Ceylan and Metin Caner Akbayrak .
Giresunspor could not rely on the presence of Mert Kurt (injured).
Substitutions
Giresunspor made 3 changes: Ertugrul Senlikoglu for Talha Ülvan (46′), Cekdar Orhan for Mert Kurt (70′) and Vukan Savicevic for Metin Caner Akbayrak (84′).
Best player: Brandley Kuwas
The player that probably impressed the most for Giresunspor was Brandley Kuwas.
His rating is with 15 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig.
- Keçiörengücü – Bodrumspor – 1-1
- Altay – Eyüpspor – 1-7
- Tuzlaspor – Giresunspor – 3-1
- Şanlıurfaspor – Ümraniyespor – 0-1
