Başakşehir vs Gaziantep FK 2-1

Başakşehir beat Gaziantep FK 2-1 after leading from the ninth minute and regaining the advantage late on. E. Shomurodov’s early strike proved the difference, with U. Gunes coming off the bench to score the winner on 81 minutes.

Başakşehir took the lead in the ninth minute when E. Shomurodov scored, with no assist listed, to make it 1-0. I. Brnic had a goal ruled out for offside by VAR in the 30th minute, and Başakşehir went into half-time 1-0 ahead after S. Kharebashvili was booked in first-half stoppage time.

Gaziantep FK levelled in the 66th minute through S. Dursun, who had come on in the 57th minute, after K. Kozlowski set him up. Başakşehir made two changes on 72 minutes, and one of them paid off nine minutes later when U. Gunes, who had also come on in the 57th minute, scored from E. Shomurodov’s pass to make it 2-1. Gaziantep FK had already made two changes at the break and another on 64 minutes, but they could not find another equaliser.

The numbers were tight. Both sides had 50% possession, Gaziantep FK completed 466 passes to Başakşehir’s 460, and their pass accuracy was 87% to 88%. Başakşehir had more shots, 14 to 12, and more on target, 6 to 4, while their xG was 1.89 to 1.11. Gaziantep FK won 5 corners to 4, while Başakşehir had 0 offsides to 3 and the home side’s 26 fouls stood out against Gaziantep FK’s 13.

Each side finished with four yellow cards. Başakşehir’s bookings went to S. Kharebashvili in first-half stoppage time, J. Kaluzinski on 51 minutes, O. Ba on 75 minutes and U. Gunes on 79 minutes. Gaziantep FK were booked through O. Ak on 36 minutes, D. Camara on 58 minutes, D. Sorescu on 80 minutes, K. Kozlowski on 85 minutes and S. Dursun on 87 minutes.