Ankaragücü end wait with 2-1 win at İstanbulspor

Even a point against İstanbulspor would have been valuable to both sides, but MKE Ankaragücü claimed a 2-1 win to end their losing run after the opening three weeks of the season. The narrow scoreline proved decisive in a match where there was little room for error.

Aykut Özbudak and Ertuğrul Maskar scored for Ankaragücü. Centre-back Aykut was among the standout performers, scoring and earning a 9.5 rating. Ertuğrul also led his side in attempts, with three shots. Çağkan Işıksoy and Tolga Akdoğan each provided an assist. Ali Ömer Sezer scored İstanbulspor’s only goal.

Both teams recorded five shots. Ankaragücü had the edge in passing, completing 114 to İstanbulspor’s 91. İstanbulspor’s goalkeeper made three saves, while the visiting side’s keeper made two. The stats reflected a contest in which both sides created chances, despite the close scoreline.

After losing their first three matches, Ankaragücü moved up from 20th to 17th with the win, taking their points tally to three. İstanbulspor had recorded one draw and two defeats in the previous three weeks; this loss saw them slip from 17th to 18th. For the Yellow-Navy Blues, the result brought not only their first three points but also a shift in the battle near the bottom of the table.

İstanbulspor starting XI: Burak Kaya, Yakup Öztürk, Onur Balaban, Eren Kütük, Ümit Taş, Boğaçhan Demircioğlu, İlyas Karapıçak, Ozan Kılavuz, Ali Başaran, Ali Ömer Sezer, Ömür Miraç Yıldız

MKE Ankaragücü starting XI: Çağkan Işıksoy, Ali Emrah Gümüşboğa, Onur Allahverdiyev, Aykut Özbudak, Yavuz Dalgıç, Ertuğrul Maskar, Ahmet Koç, Tolga Akdoğan, Tolga Kaan Yurt, Furkan Gül, Emir Bilgin Baydar

Goals

• İstanbulspor: Ali Ömer Sezer
• MKE Ankaragücü: Aykut Özbudak, Ertuğrul Maskar

Assists

• MKE Ankaragücü: Çağkan Işıksoy, Tolga Akdoğan

You can view the stats from the İstanbulspor - MKE Ankaragücü match here.