BOLU. Boluspor tops Gençlerbirliği 3-1. Boluspor got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from K. Kasongo (45′) and G. Karadeniz (75′).
The match was played at the Bolu Atatürk Stadyumu stadium in Bolu on Saturday and it started at 1:30 pm local time. The referee was Reşat Onur Coşkunses who was helped by Baran Eraslan and Abdullah Uğur Sarı. The 4th official was Ali Yılmaz. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold at 4.2 degrees Celsius or 39.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 12 Total 5
- 8 On Target 1
- 4 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 85 Attack 82
- 64 Dangerous attack 56
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 2 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 13 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Boluspor was in firm control of the ball 55% while Gençlerbirliği was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Boluspor was more aggressive with 64 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Boluspor won the match.
Boluspor shot 12 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Gençlerbirliği shot 5 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Boluspor received 2 yellow cards (M. Cinar and K. Kasongo). Regarding the opposition, Gençlerbirliği received 1 yellow card (M. Bayir).
Also, Gençlerbirliği didn’t end the match with 11 players after M. Bayir (Gençlerbirliği) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (75′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Boluspor will have 34 points to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Gençlerbirliği will stay with 30 points like Manisa BBSK to sit in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. Lig, Boluspor will play away against Adanaspor on the 24th of April with a 14-6 head to head in favor of Boluspor (5 draws).
Gençlerbirliği will play away agasint Denizlispor on the 22nd of April with a 9-4 head to head statistic in favor of Denizlispor (4 draws).
Boluspor – Formation
Boluspor
61'
36'
75'
Boluspor adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Reha Kemal Erginer decided to play with the following team: G. Selmani, F. Özer, A. Canlı, A. Dursun, M. Çınar, E. Bayram, O. Roshi, G. Karadeniz, B. Özyürek, D. Bregu and K. Kassongo.
The home team had on the bench: J. Novak, B. Balaj, T. Kaçar, B. Yıldız, B. Kulbilge, H. Bilgiç, A. Keten, E. Ataseven, A. Şengül and K. Rüzgar.
Boluspor could not rely on the presence of B. Kulbilge (injured).
Substitutions
Boluspor made 5 changes: G. Selmani for B. Kulbilge (61′), D. Bregu for B. Yildiz (61′), G. Karadeniz for E. Ataseven (77′), B. Ozyurek for T. Kacar (77′) and K. Kasongo for B. Balaj (85′).
Gençlerbirliği – Formation
Gençlerbirliği
75'
Also Gençlerbirliği adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Metin Diyadin played with: Ü. Adıyaman, M. Bayır, G. Gül, M. Mert, Ö. Artan, D. Grechyshkin, A. Tshibola, B. Alıcı, O. Belyaev, Sandro Lima and B. Eleke.
They had on the bench: İ. Karakaş, F. Şeker, A. Gökçe, K. LuaLua, G. Altıparmak, M. Kula, S. Eralp, M. Şahindere, A. Kızıldağ and R. Berişbek.
Gençlerbirliği could not rely on the presence of R. Berisbek (injured).
Substitutions
Gençlerbirliği made 5 changes: O. Belyaev for R. Berisbek (22′), A. Tshibola for K. LuaLua (46′), O. Artan for A. Kizildag (46′), B. Eleke for I. Karakas (69′) and R. Berisbek for M. Sahindere (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig.
- Tuzlaspor – Kocaelispor – 0-0
- Boluspor – Gençlerbirliği – 3-1
