English:
Upset in Izmit: Kocaelispor Defeats Galatasaray with Agyei’s Goal
Izmit, Turkey – In a match held at the Yıldız Entegre Kocaeli Stadyumu, Kocaelispor surprised Galatasaray with a narrow victory in the 12th round of the Süper Lig. The only goal of the match, scored by D. Agyei in the 45th minute with an assist from S. Dursun, was enough to secure the three points for the home team.
The match, refereed by Cagdas Altay, was intense and marked by several cautions. V. Osimhen from Galatasaray and A. Dijksteel and H. Smolcic from Kocaelispor received yellow cards. Despite Galatasaray’s dominance in possession (66%) and a higher number of shots (12 to 9) and corners (7 to 1), Kocaelispor managed to defend their lead and capitalize on their opportunity. A goal by V. Osimhen for Galatasaray was disallowed by VAR in the 83rd minute due to an offside. Kocaelispor, with 34% possession, displayed great defensive solidity and effectiveness by capitalizing on one of their few approaches to the opponent’s goal.
Substitutions galatasaray: at minute 46 W. Singo came in and R. Sallai went out., at minute 64 I. Jakobs came in and E. Elmali went out., at minute 64 L. Torreira came in and Gabriel Sara went out., at minute 90 D. Sanchez came in and K. Ayhan went out.
Substitutions kocaelispor: at minute 72 S. Dursun came in and C. Keles went out., at minute 72 H. Keita came in and Show went out., at minute 90 D. Agyei came in and O. Syrota went out., at minute 90 K. Linetty came in and D. Churlinov went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Kocaelispor
Galatasaray
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