ANKARA. İstanbulspor beats Ankaragücü 1-0 after V. Ethemi scored just 1 goal (23′). Ankaragücü was surely superior in terms of ball possession (64%).
İstanbulspor remained in 9 people redcard M. Ologo Inainfe (55′ for a red card) and M. A. Uysal (90′ for a double yellow card) were sent off.
The match was played at the Eryaman Stadyumu stadium in Ankara. The referee was Furkan Aksuoğlu who was helped by Serdar Diyadin and Burak Cansız. The 4th official was Yunus Dursun. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.5 degrees Celsius or 49.12 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.
Match Statistics
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 13 Total 5
- 2 On Target 4
- 11 Off Target 1
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 116 Attack 90
- 101 Dangerous attack 25
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 10 Corners 1
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 15
- 2 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 2
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Ankaragücü had a strong ball possession 64% while İstanbulspor was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Ankaragücü was more pushing with 101 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, İstanbulspor was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Ankaragücü shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, İstanbulspor shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Ankaragücü received 2 yellow cards (Y. Abdioglu and A. Durak). On the opposite side, İstanbulspor received 3 yellow cards (F. Yazgan, A. Yasar and M. A. Uysal).
Also, İstanbulspor didn’t end the match with 11 players after M. A. Uysal (İstanbulspor) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (90′).
M. Ologo Inainfe (İstanbulspor) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (55′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Ankaragücü will stay with 48 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, İstanbulspor will have 39 points like Bandırmaspor to sit in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. Lig, Ankaragücü will play away against Menemen Belediyespor on the 16th of February with a 0-0 head to head.
İstanbulspor will play away agasint Balıkesirspor on the 20th of February with a 8-0 head to head stats in favor of İstanbulspor (1 draw).
Ankaragücü – Formation
Ankaragücü started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Mustafa Dalcı decided to play with the following team: A. Alkan, E. Özgenç, S. Osmanoğlu, Y. Abdioğlu, Y. Güreler, A. Durak, G. Zahid, M. Uçar, A. Güneren, E. Derdiyok and O. Kwabena.
The home team had on the bench: H. Acar, B. Güngördü, A. Dama, A. Babacan, C. Ekinci, Geraldo, A. Eren, Tiago Pinto, İ. Çakmak and U. Yılmaz.
Ankaragücü could not rely on the presence of C. Ekinci (injured).
Substitutions
Ankaragücü made 5 changes: A. K. Guneren for I. Cakmak (46′), Y. Gureler for T. Pinto (73′), M. Ucar for Geraldo (74′), A. Durak for H. H. Acar (79′) and E. Derdiyok for C. Ekinci (88′).
İstanbulspor – Formation
İstanbulspor started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Mehmet Hüseyin Dalgıç played with: A. Uysal, O. Berber, A. Yaşar, M. Yeşil, M. Ologo, F. Yazgan, E. Öztürk, M. Kabasakal, V. Ethemi, İ. Yılmaz and J. Topalli.
These were the players on the bench: E. Rroca, D. Aksu, E. Gültekin, Y. Özer, O. Erdoğan, A. Emek, B. Görmez, A. Čajič, M. Sarıkaya and M. Serbest.
Substitutions
İstanbulspor made 4 changes: E. Ozturk for O. Erdogan (58′), I. Yilmaz for E. Gultekin (65′), F. Yazgan for M. Sarikaya (85′) and V. Ethemi for A. Cajic (86′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig.
- Balıkesirspor – Kocaelispor – 1-2
- Boluspor – Keçiörengücü – 0-0
- Ankaragücü – İstanbulspor – 0-1
- Adanaspor – Denizlispor – 0-0