Gençlerbirliği secure victory in thrilling encounter against Erokspor
İstanbul, Turkey – Gençlerbirliği secured a 2-1 victory over Erokspor in a thrilling match on the 4th round of the Turkish 1. Lig. The match was played at the Esenler Erokspor Stadyumu and was marked by intensity and a fight for victory from the first minute.
The first goal came in the 4th minute, when Moussa Djitte converted a penalty to give Gençlerbirliği the lead. The visitors’ joy multiplied in the 21st minute, when Berk Çağıran scored the second goal after an assist from Djitte. Erokspor reacted with Mamadou Faye’s goal in the 38th minute, but they couldn’t find a way to equalize.
The match was played at a frenetic pace, with both sides looking for the goal. Gençlerbirliği controlled possession of the ball with 52% compared to Erokspor’s 48%, but both teams had a similar number of shots on goal (2 for Gençlerbirliği, 1 for Erokspor).
In terms of cards, A. Karaman of Erokspor saw yellow in the 25th minute, while S. Onur of Gençlerbirliği received his in the 74th. In the final minutes, O. Ceylan of Erokspor and P. Etebo of Gençlerbirliği also saw yellow.
The victory puts Gençlerbirliği in a good position in the standings, while Erokspor will need to look for better results in the coming rounds.
Substitutions erokspor: at minute 46 E. Kafkasyali came in and E. Sahillioglu went out., at minute 46 M. Taskiran came in and B. Aydogmus went out., at minute 46 J. Laine came in and S. Narin went out., at minute 72 K. Nzuzi Mata came in and J. Fernandes went out., at minute 81 I. Furat came in and A. Karaman went out.
Substitutions genclerbirligi: at minute 46 O. Berber came in and A. Babacan went out., at minute 60 M. Demir came in and B. Cagiran went out., at minute 65 S. Onur came in and E. Kemaloglu went out., at minute 65 F. Uzum came in and Y. Gureler went out., at minute 84 G. Altiparmak came in and M. Djitte went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
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