İZMIT. Kocaelispor prevailed over Göztepe 3-2 thanks to Candeias who scored in the 83rd, 90th and 90th minute.

The match was played at the İsmetpaşa Stadyumu stadium in İzmit on Wednesday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. The referee was Sarper Barış Saka who had the assistance of Nurettin Dinçer Demir and Oğuz Terzi. The 4th official was Raşit Yorgancılar. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 17.03 degrees Celsius or 62.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Kocaelispor

3 - 2

Göztepe

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 13 Total 14
  • 5 On Target 8
  • 6 Off Target 5
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 97 Attack 98
  • 53 Dangerous attack 48
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 3 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 6 Total 22
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Kocaelispor was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Göztepe that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Kocaelispor had a more offensive attitude with 53 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Kocaelispor won the match​.

Kocaelispor shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Göztepe shot 14 times, 8 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Kocaelispor received 2 yellow cards (M. Tunalı and Ramil Sheydayev). On the other side, Göztepe received 2 yellow cards (Celil Yüksel and Billal Messaoudi).

Match Timeline

M. Tunalı- Yellow
11'
44'
Kenneth Mamah(goal)İsmail Köybaşı
B. Alıcı- sub ->M. Tunalı
46'
63'
Celil Yüksel- Yellow
66'
K. Kanatsızkuş- sub ->Yalçın Kayan
66'
Ramon Pascal Lundqvist- sub ->Kenneth Mamah
66'
Billal Messaoudi- sub ->Rômulo
68'
Billal Messaoudi(VAR)
G. Beridze- sub ->M. Yılmaz
69'
Ramil Sheydayev- sub ->C. Ekinci
69'
71'
K. Kanatsızkuş(goal)Billal Messaoudi
76'
Turgay Gemicibasi- sub ->Celil Yüksel
Candeias(penalty)
83'
A. Turan- sub ->D. Aksu
85'
J. Vuković- sub ->E. Ortakaya
85'
Candeias(penalty)
90'
Y. Abdioğlu(VAR)
88'
90'
Billal Messaoudi- Yellow
Ramil Sheydayev- Yellow
90'
Candeias(penalty)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Eyüpspor
75
34
Göztepe
70
34
Sakaryaspor
60
34
Bodrumspor
57
34
Çorum Belediyespor
56
34
Kocaelispor
55
34
Boluspor
53
34
Gençlerbirliği
51
34
Bandırmaspor
50
34
BB Erzurumspor
44
34
Ümraniyespor
43
34
Manisa BBSK
40
34
Keçiörengücü
40
34
Adanaspor
39
34
Şanlıurfaspor
38
34
Tuzlaspor
38
34
Altay
10
34
Giresunspor
7
34

After playing this match, Kocaelispor has 48 points like Çorum Belediyespor to sit in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Göztepe will stays with 56 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the 1. Lig, Kocaelispor will play away with Çorum Belediyespor on the 6th of April with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Kocaelispor (0 draws).

Göztepe will host BB Erzurumspor on the 6th of April with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of BB Erzurumspor (2 draws).

Kocaelispor – Formation

Kocaelispor
G
G. Değirmenci 35.Turkey
7.7
D
E. Ortakaya 4.Turkey
6.4
85'
D
B. Öksüz 53.Turkey
6.7
D
Y. Abdioğlu 55.Turkey
6.8
M
C. Çelik 8.Netherlands
7.0
M
Candeias 10.Portugal
9.7
83', 90', 90'
M
D. Aksu 23.Turkey
7.9
85'
M
M. Yılmaz 32.Turkey
6.8
69'
M
João Amaral 41.Portugal
7.0
M
M. Tunalı 45.Turkey
6.4
46' 11'
F
C. Ekinci 7.Germany
6.7
69'
Substitutes
G
H. Tekin 1.Turkey
G
E. Sarı 67.Turkey
D
H. Sarman 5.Turkey
D
A. Turan 19.Turkey
6.3
85'
M
B. Yıldız 21.Turkey
M
J. Vuković 44.Croatia
6.4
85'
M
B. Alıcı 70.Turkey
6.4
46'
F
C. Kouakou 11.Sweden
F
G. Beridze 14.Georgia
7.3
69'
F
Ramil Sheydayev 47.Azerbaijan
7.0
69' 90'

Kocaelispor started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Mustafa Gursel decided to play with the following team: G. Değirmenci (7.7), Y. Abdioğlu (6.8), E. Ortakaya (6.4), B. Öksüz (6.7), M. Yılmaz (6.8), C. Çelik (7.0), M. Tunalı (6.4), D. Aksu (7.9), Candeias (9.7), C. Ekinci (6.7) and João Amaral (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: H. Tekin, H. Sarman, C. Kouakou, G. Beridze (7.3), A. Turan (6.3), B. Yıldız, J. Vuković (6.4), Ramil Sheydayev (7.0), E. Sarı and B. Alıcı (6.4).

Substitutions

Kocaelispor made 5 changes: M. Tunalı for B. Alıcı (46′), M. Yılmaz for G. Beridze (69′), C. Ekinci for Ramil Sheydayev (69′), E. Ortakaya for J. Vuković (85′) and D. Aksu for A. Turan (85′).

Player of the match: Candeias​

The player that probably impressed the most for Kocaelispor was Candeias.

His rating is 9.7 with 3 goals, 44 passes (56% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 7 duels out of 16. He performed 5 crosses.

Göztepe – Formation

Göztepe
G
Mateusz Lis 1.Poland
7.1
D
T. Altıkardeş 4.Turkey
5.7
D
Héliton 5.Brazil
6.7
D
İsmail Köybaşı 12.Turkey
6.8
D
Ü. Akdağ 50.Romania
6.4
D
Ogün Bayrak 77.Turkey
6.8
M
Celil Yüksel 6.Turkey
7.5
76' 63'
M
Yalçın Kayan 30.Turkey
7.0
66'
M
A. Dennis 31.Nigeria
7.0
F
Kenneth Mamah 23.Nigeria
8.1
66' 44'
F
Rômulo 79.Brazil
7.0
66'
Substitutes
G
Arda Özçimen 13.Turkey
D
Tarkan Serbest 15.Turkey
D
Lasse Nielsen 24.Denmark
D
Atınç Nukan 33.Turkey
D
Turgay Gemicibasi 81.Turkey
5.8
76'
M
Ramon Pascal Lundqvist 14.Sweden
6.3
66'
M
Fıratcan Üzüm 88.Turkey
F
K. Kanatsızkuş 9.Turkey
7.3
66' 71'
F
Ensar Aksakal 17.Germany
F
Billal Messaoudi 45.Algeria
6.6
66' 90'

Göztepe started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Stanimir Kolev Stoilov played with: Mateusz Lis (7.1), Ogün Bayrak (6.8), T. Altıkardeş (5.7), Héliton (6.7), Ü. Akdağ (6.4), İsmail Köybaşı  (6.8), A. Dennis (7.0), Yalçın Kayan (7.0), Celil Yüksel (7.5), Rômulo (7.0) and Kenneth Mamah (8.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: K. Kanatsızkuş (7.3), Arda Özçimen, Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (6.3), Tarkan Serbest, Ensar Aksakal, Lasse Nielsen, Atınç Nukan, Billal Messaoudi (6.6), Turgay Gemicibasi (5.8) and Fıratcan Üzüm.

Göztepe could not rely on the presence of Turgay Gemicibasi (injured).

Substitutions

Göztepe made 4 changes: Rômulo for Billal Messaoudi (66′), Celil Yüksel for Turgay Gemicibaşi (76′), Yalçın Kayan for Kubilay Kanatsizkus (66′) and Kenneth Mamah for Ramon Pascal Lundqvist (66′).

Player of the match: Kenneth Mamah​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Göztepe was Kenneth Mamah.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 18 passes (61% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig.​