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Thrilling Draw in Istanbul: Basaksehir and Kayserispor Share the Spoils
İstanbul, Turkey – In a hard-fought match at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadyumu, Istanbul Basaksehir and Kayserispor played to a draw in a game that kept fans on the edge of their seats. The match, part of the second round of the Süper Lig, ended with a scoreline that reflected the parity on the field.
Basaksehir dominated possession with 57%, attempting to impose their game with 13 shots, although only 4 of them found the target. It was I. Brnic who opened the scoring for the home side in the 41st minute, assisted by O. Ergun.
However, Kayserispor did not back down, and despite having 43% possession, constantly sought the opponent’s goal. G. Jung received a yellow card at the start of the second half. Basaksehir’s joy was short-lived when a goal by N. Da Costa was disallowed by VAR for handball. It was M. Cardoso who equalized for Kayserispor in the 69th minute, after a pass from A. Opoku.
The match was characterized by physical play, with 12 fouls committed by each team and one yellow card for each side. Referee Kadir Saglam had a busy night. O. Ba from Basaksehir was also booked in the final minutes. In the end, the draw left a bittersweet taste for both teams at the start of the season.
Substitutions kayserispor: at minute 62 G. Jung came in and L. Benes went out., at minute 64 C. Mane came in and R. Civelek went out., at minute 72 Y. Ackah came in and A. Karimi went out., at minute 81 J. Mendes came in and D. Tokoz went out., at minute 81 A. Opoku came in and B. Kapacak went out.
Substitutions istanbul basaksehir: at minute 70 O. Ergun came in and B. Ozdemir went out., at minute 70 U. Gunes came in and M. Crespo went out., at minute 70 E. Shomurodov came in and O. Beyaz went out., at minute 81 J. Opoku came in and O. Ba went out., at minute 82 N. Da Costa came in and D. Selke went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Istanbul Basaksehir
Kayserispor
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