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Universitatea Craiova Stuns Istanbul Basaksehir in Istanbul
In a match held at the Başakşehir Fatih Terim Stadium in Istanbul, Universitatea Craiova secured a valuable victory against Istanbul Basaksehir in the first leg of the UEFA Europa Conference League Playoff Round. Despite the clear superiority in possession by the home team (71% against 29%), Craiova proved effective in attack and solid in defense.
The first half was tense and closely contested, with a first warning from Craiova, culminating in a goal by A. Cicaldau on the stroke of halftime (45th minute), assisted by A. Al Hamlawi. The second half continued in the same vein, and Craiova extended their lead with a goal by C. Mora in the 61st minute, assisted by O. Romanchuk.
Istanbul Basaksehir, despite their dominance in possession and attempting to generate danger with 13 shots (only 3 on target), were unable to break through the organized defense of the Romanian team. However, in the 87th minute, F. Ebosele managed to score for the home side, creating some hope for the return leg. The match was marked by several yellow cards, four for Craiova and two for Basaksehir. Craiova, despite having less possession, generated more shots (15 against 13), demonstrating greater efficiency in attack. The final score was 1-2 in favor of Craiova.
Substitutions istanbul basaksehir: at minute 45 L. Duarte came in and J. Opoku went out., at minute 46 O. Beyaz came in and I. Brnic went out., at minute 77 D. Turuc came in and A. Fayzullaev went out., at minute 83 M. Crespo came in and U. Gunes went out., at minute 83 O. Bulut came in and F. Ebosele went out.
Substitutions universitatea craiova: at minute 72 S. Baiaram came in and S. Nsimba went out., at minute 89 Teles came in and A. Mekvabishvili went out., at minute 90 A. Cicaldau came in and A. Cretu went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Istanbul Basaksehir
Universitatea Craiova
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