Eintracht Frankfurt defeats Besiktas in a thrilling match
Eintracht Frankfurt emerged victorious against Besiktas in a UEFA Europa League Group Stage match played at the Tüpraş Stadyumu in Istanbul.
Besiktas dominated possession in the early stages, earning a penalty in the 19th minute. However, forward C. Immobile missed the penalty, allowing Eintracht to open the scoring in the 22nd minute through a goal by J. Dina Ebimbe.
Eintracht continued to press and scored again in the 82nd minute through A. Knauff. Besiktas pulled one back in the 90th minute with a goal by A. Masuaku but couldn’t complete the comeback.
Statistics:
* Besiktas: 64% possession, 23 shots (9 on target, 7 off target), 11 corners, 10 fouls, 3 yellow cards, no red cards
* Eintracht Frankfurt: 36% possession, 11 shots (5 on target, 5 off target), 1 corner, 10 fouls, 2 yellow cards, no red cards
Events:
* 17′: Besiktas – Yellow card for F. Uduokhai
* 19′: Eintracht Frankfurt – O. Marmoush scores (penalty)
* 22′: Eintracht Frankfurt – J. Dina Ebimbe scores
* 27′: Besiktas – C. Immobile misses a penalty
* 34′: Besiktas – Yellow card for C. Immobile
* 48′: Eintracht Frankfurt – Yellow card for R. Koch
* 56′: Besiktas – Yellow card for C. Ndour
* 67′: Eintracht Frankfurt – Yellow card for N. Nkounkou
* 82′: Eintracht Frankfurt – A. Knauff scores
* 90′: Eintracht Frankfurt – Yellow card for H. Ekitike
* 90′: Besiktas – A. Masuaku scores
The match was officiated by John Beaton of Scotland and was a thrilling encounter that kept fans on the edge of their seats until the final whistle.
Substitutions eintracht frankfurt: at minute 46 F. Chaibi came in and M. Gotze went out., at minute 62 A. Knauff came in and J. Dina Ebimbe went out., at minute 62 H. Ekitike came in and O. Marmoush went out., at minute 74 E. Skhiri came in and H. Larsson went out., at minute 85 A. Amenda came in and N. Nkounkou went out.
Substitutions besiktas: at minute 63 S. Kilicsoy came in and M. Rashica went out., at minute 63 O. Bulut came in and J. Svensson went out., at minute 77 S. Ucan came in and G. Fernandes went out., at minute 77 Joao Mario came in and C. Ndour went out., at minute 85 M. Hekimoglu came in and C. Immobile went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Besiktas
Titulares:
Eintracht Frankfurt
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