İSTANBUL. Eyüpspor defeated Kocaelispor to win 2-1. G. Rodrigues was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Eyüpspor to strike first with an early goal of G. Rodrigues at the 8′. Then G. Rodrigues scored again for Eyüpspor in the 14′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, I. Yavuz reduced the distance for Kocaelispor a penalty (61′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Eyüp Stadı stadium in İstanbul on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Cüneyt Çakιr with the support of Bahattin Duran and Tarık Ongun. The 4th official was Abdullah Buğra Taşkınsoy. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 22.7 degrees Celsius or 72.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 11 Total 12
- 4 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 8
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 92 Attack 113
- 48 Dangerous attack 96
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 6 Corners 7
- 6 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 16 Total 15
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Eyüpspor was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Kocaelispor that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Kocaelispor was putting more pressure with 96 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Still, Eyüpspor was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Eyüpspor shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Kocaelispor shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Eyüpspor received 1 yellow card (G. Rodrigues). Regarding the opposition, Kocaelispor received 1 yellow card (M. Diop).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Eyüpspor will have 54 points to sit in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Kocaelispor will stay with 41 points like Bursaspor to remain in the 17th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. Lig, Eyüpspor will play away against Balıkesirspor on the 21st of May with a 0-0 head to head record.
Kocaelispor will host Adanaspor on the 21st of May with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Adanaspor (1 draw).
Eyüpspor – Formation
Eyüpspor started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager İbrahim Üzülmez decided to play with the following team: .
Eyüpspor could not rely on the presence of S. Popov (injured).
Substitutions
Eyüpspor made 4 changes: C. Alkilic for S. Popov (32′), O. Caglayan for U. Bulut (67′), I. Taskin for M. Okyar (86′) and P. Dibba for J. Sekidika (86′).
Kocaelispor – Formation
Kocaelispor started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Fırat Gül played with: .
Substitutions
Kocaelispor made 4 changes: A. Turan for K. Akyuz (46′), M. Diop for I. Yavuz (46′), S. Kaya for M. Pereira (46′) and M. Tas for G. Mandjeck (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig.
- BB Erzurumspor – Keçiörengücü – 2-2
- Altınordu – Balıkesirspor – 2-1
- Ümraniyespor – Denizlispor – 0-0
- Menemen Belediyespor – Gençlerbirliği – 1-3
- Bandırmaspor – Bursaspor – 4-2
- Eyüpspor – Kocaelispor – 2-1
- Manisa BBSK – Tuzlaspor – 4-1
- Ankaragücü – Boluspor – 1-2
- Samsunspor – İstanbulspor – 0-0