GAZIANTEP. Gaziantep F.K. had a surprising win over Beşiktaş with a 2-0 win with a goal from D. Sorescu (9′) and a goal from D. Drăguş (85′). Beşiktaş lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

Cenk Tosun didn’t score a decisive penalty (89′). That would have allowed Beşiktaş to draw the match.​

The match was played at the Gaziantep Stadyumu stadium in Gaziantep on Monday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Arda Kardeşler with the collaboration of Mehmet Emin Tuğral and Deniz Caner Özaral. The 4th official was Turgut Doman. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 11.87 degrees Celsius or 53.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Beşiktaş had a superior ball possession 57% while Gaziantep F.K. was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Beşiktaş had a more offensive attitude with 44 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Gaziantep F.K. was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Gaziantep F.K. shot 8 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Beşiktaş shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Gaziantep F.K. received 3 yellow cards (Ertugrul Ersoy, Florin Niță and Ogun Ozcicek). On the opposite side, Beşiktaş received 3 yellow cards (Arthur Masuaku, Necip Uysal and Rachid Ghezzal).

Standings

After playing this match, Gaziantep F.K. has 31 points to remain in the 15th place. On the other side, Beşiktaş will stays with 46 points to hold in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Super Lig, Gaziantep F.K. will play away against Rizespor on the 17th of March with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Gaziantep F.K. (3 draws).

Beşiktaş will host Antalyaspor on the 17th of March with a 21-4 head to head record in favor of Beşiktaş (7 draws).

Gaziantep F.K. – Formation

Gaziantep F.K. started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Selçuk İnan decided to play with the following team: Florin Niță (7.8), Ertugrul Ersoy (7.5), Nicolas N’Koulou (7.0), Papy Djilobodji (6.4), Salem M’Bakata (7.0), Ogun Ozcicek (6.7), Deian Sorescu (6.7), Jamiro Monteiro (7.1), Alexandru Maxim (7.1), Mustafa Eskihellac (7.3) and Denis Drăguş (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Arda Kizildag, Furkan Soyalp, Aliou Badji, Marko Jevtovic, Max Gradel (6.7), Júnior Morais, Batuhan Ahmet Şen, Mirza Cihan, Lazar Markovic and Bahadir Gölgeli.

Substitutions

Gaziantep F.K. made 4 changes: Jamiro Monteiro for Max Gradel (75′), Denis Drăguş for Furkan Soyalp (90′), Mustafa Eskihellac for Aliou Badji (90′) and Alexandru Maxim for Marko Jevtovic (90′).

Player of the match: Denis Drăguş​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Gaziantep F.K. was Denis Drăguş.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 24 passes (58% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 25.

Beşiktaş – Formation

Beşiktaş started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Fernando Manuel Fernandes da Costa Santos played with: Mert Günok (6.6), Onur Bulut (6.4), Joe Worrall (7.3), Necip Uysal (7.0), Arthur Masuaku (6.6), Al-Musrati (6.6), Milot Rashica (6.4), Gedson Fernandes (7.3), Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov  (6.6), Ernest Muci (6.4) and Semih Kilicsoy (7.7).

They had on the bench: Ersin Destanoğlu, Jonas Svensson, Tayyip Talha Sanuç, Cenk Tosun (6.4), V. Aboubakar (7.0), Daniel Amartey  (6.6), Rachid Ghezzal (7.1), Demir Ege Tıknaz, Jackson Muleka and Serkan Emrecan Terzi.

Beşiktaş could not rely on the presence of Daniel Amartey  (injured).

Substitutions

Beşiktaş made 4 changes: Ernest Muci for Rachid Ghezzal (62′), Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov  for Cenk Tosun (46′), Onur Bulut for V. Aboubakar (62′) and Al-Musrati for Daniel Amartey  (54′).

Player of the match: Semih Kilicsoy​

The most impressive player for Beşiktaş was Semih Kilicsoy.

His rating is 7.7 with 12 passes (50% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 16. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Super Lig.​

• Gaziantep F.K. – Beşiktaş – 2-0