ANKARA. Pendikspor was able to reverse the score against Gençlerbirliği to win 2-1. It was Gençlerbirliği to strike first with a goal of A. A. Tuzcu at the 19′. Then it was a penalty in the 55′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, L. Kappel gave the win to Pendikspor in the 59′ minute. Pendikspor was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Eryaman Stadyumu stadium in Ankara. The referee was Reşat Onur Coşkunses who was helped by Deniz Turgut and Baran Eraslan. The 4th official was Veli Karakaya. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 23.7 degrees Celsius or 74.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 59%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 9 Total 6
- 5 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 2
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 78 Attack 90
- 51 Dangerous attack 58
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 3
Fouls
- 11 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Pendikspor had a superior ball possession 62% while Gençlerbirliği was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Pendikspor was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pendikspor won the contest.
Gençlerbirliği shot 9 times, 5 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Pendikspor shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Gençlerbirliği received 1 yellow card (A. Sahindere). Regarding the opposition, Pendikspor received 5 yellow cards (F. Oztorun, I. Thiam Khaly, G. Bitin, L. Kappel and E. Kara).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Gençlerbirliği stays with 4 points to occupy the 6th place in the standings. On the opposite side, Pendikspor has 7 points (3rd).
Next matches
In the next match in the 1. Lig, Gençlerbirliği will play away with Göztepe on the 2nd of September with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Gençlerbirliği (0 draws).
Pendikspor will play away agasint Altınordu on the 12th of September with a 0-0 head to head.
Gençlerbirliği – Formation
Gençlerbirliği
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19'
18'
Gençlerbirliği started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Metin Diyadin decided to play with the following team: Ü. Adıyaman, M. Bayır, M. Kula, M. Mert, M. Şahindere, D. Grechyshkin, B. Alıcı, S. Eralp, A. Aktaş, A. Tuzcu and İ. Karakaş.
The home team had on the bench: K. Özkan, A. Gökçe, M. Kabasakal, O. Belyaev, G. Altıparmak, G. Erdem, A. Şahindere, H. Kırıkcı, S. Kahya and A. Gök.
Gençlerbirliği could not rely on the presence of A. Sahindere (injured).
Substitutions
Gençlerbirliği made 3 changes: M. Bayir for A. Sahindere (12′), A. A. Tuzcu for G. Altiparmak (75′) and S. Eralp for K. Ozkan (84′).
Pendikspor – Formation
Pendikspor
Pendikspor started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Osman Özköylü played with: B. Öğür, F. Öztorun, E. Özgenç, M. Akça, H. Hatipoğlu, A. Regattin, K. Thiam, G. Kaya, E. Keskin, L. Kappel and G. Bitin.
The following players were sitting on the bench: A. Tunçer, M. Akarslan, S. Asatekin, M. Akşit, N. Nikolić, R. Aksoy, B. Sülüngöz, R. Ugrai, U. Keçeci and E. Kara.
Pendikspor could not rely on the presence of S. Asatekin (injured).
Substitutions
Pendikspor made 5 changes: I. Thiam Khaly for M. Akarslan (46′), F. Oztorun for E. Kara (46′), G. Bitin for A. H. Tuncer (70′), E. Keskin for S. Asatekin (77′) and L. Kappel for N. Nikolics (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the 1. Lig.
- Bodrumspor – Adanaspor – 3-3
- Bandırmaspor – Göztepe – 2-1
- Gençlerbirliği – Pendikspor – 1-2
- Altay – Keçiörengücü – 1-3
