Kocaelispor Fights Back for a Hard-Earned Draw at Home Against Pendikspor
İstanbul – Kocaelispor secured a 2-2 draw against Pendikspor in a thrilling match played at the Siltaş Yapı Pendik Stadyumu on Friday. The match was marked by the intensity and determination of both sides, who traded the lead on two separate occasions.
Kocaelispor started the game with an attacking mindset and had several scoring opportunities in the opening minutes. R. Mendes had a goal disallowed for offside in the 7th minute, but finally opened the scoring in the 37th minute with a powerful shot after a well-placed pass from Pedrinho.
However, Pendikspor responded fiercely and managed to equalize in the 66th minute through E. Eze, who capitalized on a good pass from E. Ozgenc.
Kocaelispor pressed for the win in the final minutes and managed to regain the lead in the 86th minute thanks to a goal from R. Mendes, his second of the night.
But Pendikspor did not give up and managed to equalize the score again in the 90th minute, although the goal was eventually ruled out by VAR.
The match ended with a final score of 2-2, a result that gives Kocaelispor a valuable point at home.
Match statistics:
* Pendikspor: 62% possession, 9 shots (2 on target, 6 off target), 5 corners, 9 fouls, 0 yellows, 0 reds
* Kocaelispor: 38% possession, 7 shots (2 on target, 3 off target), 3 corners, 10 fouls, 3 yellows, 0 reds
Substitutions pendikspor: at minute 46 H. Kilic came in and B. Karadeniz went out., at minute 46 Sandro Lima came in and B. Suleyman went out., at minute 70 M. Erdem came in and L. Kappel went out., at minute 90 E. Calik came in and E. Ozgenc went out.
Substitutions kocaelispor: at minute 72 Marcao came in and O. Caglayan went out., at minute 73 B. Oksuz came in and M. Caktas went out., at minute 73 G. Beridze came in and B. Alici went out., at minute 81 C. Celik came in and Pedrinho went out., at minute 88 M. Yilmaz came in and A. Oguz went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Pendikspor
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