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Ankaragücü Edges Out Pendikspor in Close Ankara Match
Ankaragücü secured a 1-2 victory over Pendikspor in a hard-fought match at Ankara’s Eryaman Stadyumu. The game, part of the 14th round of the Turkish 1. Lig, was officiated by Ayberk Demirbas. Ankaragücü controlled 58% of the possession throughout the match.
S. Kitsiou opened the scoring in the 9th minute, assisted by R. Bajic. Pendikspor responded in the 57th minute with a goal from B. Sulungoz, assisted by Sequeira, tying the score. Ankaragücü, however, managed to regain the lead but were unable to add to their tally.
Ankaragücü had a significant advantage in shots, registering 16 attempts (5 on target) compared to Pendikspor’s 8 (2 on target). They also dominated corner kicks, earning 8 to Pendikspor’s 3. One yellow card was shown to each team: M. Ozdemir (Pendikspor) in the 5th minute and S. Kitsiou (Ankaragücü) in the 68th minute. The match concluded with a narrow win for Ankaragücü, reflecting their dominance in possession and goal-scoring opportunities.
Substitutions ankaragucu: at minute 60 A. Unyay came in and M. Cetin went out., at minute 69 A. K. Guneren came in and D. Rotariu went out., at minute 69 R. Cephas came in and O. Celik went out., at minute 87 C. Turkmen came in and R. Bajic went out., at minute 87 H. Bilazer came in and A. Uludag went out.
Substitutions pendikspor: at minute 81 Y. Del Valle came in and L. Kappel went out., at minute 88 J. Topalli came in and E. Keskin went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Ankaragucu
Pendikspor
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